Our results add to the increasing evidence that CPAP therapy may reduce the incidence of development of AF in patients with OSA. Prospective future studies and clinical trials are needed to refine our understanding of the relationship between OSA and AF and how CPAP may reduce cardiovascular disease development.
Keyphrases
- positive airway pressure
- obstructive sleep apnea
- atrial fibrillation
- systematic review
- sleep apnea
- cardiovascular disease
- clinical trial
- risk factors
- left atrial
- heart failure
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- meta analyses
- direct oral anticoagulants
- type diabetes
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- left atrial appendage
- current status
- stem cells
- cardiovascular events
- metabolic syndrome
- bone marrow