Diagnosed Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease in Atrial Fibrillation Patients: The Role of Measurement Error from Administrative Data
Conclusions:
Obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis in atrial fibrillation patients was strongly associated with reduced risk of incident cardiovascular disease. We discuss misclassification, selection bias, and residual confounding as potential explanations.
Source: Epidemiology - Category: Epidemiology Tags: Sleep Source Type: research
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