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Obstructive sleep apnea severity and prevalent atrial fibrillation in a sleep clinic cohort with versus without excessive daytime sleepiness.

Henrik Holtstrand HjälmErik ThunströmHelena GlantzMartin KarlssonYeliz CelikYüksel Peker
Published in: Sleep medicine (2023)
There was an independent dose-response relationship between OSA and prevalent AF among the non-sleepy phenotype in this sleep clinic cohort. Since adherence to OSA treatment is challenging in the absence of EDS, these patients may have increased risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes.
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