Impact of obstructive sleep apnea and continuous positive airway pressure therapy on outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation—Results from the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF)
Holmqvist F, Guan N, Zhu Z, Kowey PR, Allen LA, Fonarow GC, Hylek EM, Mahaffey KW, Freeman JV, Chang P, Holmes DN, Peterson ED, Piccini JP, Gersh BJ, Investigators O. Impact of obstructive sleep apnea and continuous positive airway pressure therapy on outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation—Results from the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF). American Heart Journal 2015, 169: 647-654.e2. PMID: 25965712, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.12.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaBetter Informed TreatmentAtrial fibrillationOutcomes RegistrySleep apneaHigh riskStroke/transient ischemic attackContinuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatmentContinuous positive airway pressure therapyPrevalence of OSAInformed TreatmentImpact of OSAPositive airway pressure therapyPositive airway pressure treatmentAF progression rateHierarchical logistic regression modelingMajor cardiovascular outcomesRhythm control therapyAirway pressure therapyTransient ischemic attackLong-term outcomesRisk of deathLogistic regression modelingMore persistent formsCV death