Home Sleep Apnea Test to Screen Patients With Atrial Fibrillation for Sleep Apnea Prior to Catheter Ablation.

CONCLUSIONS: Almost all patients successfully underwent W-PAT to diagnose sleep apnea. Patients undergoing AF ablation had a high prevalence of sleep apnea, and screening for sleep apnea was important in those patients even if they did not have sleepiness or risk factors.
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Source: Circulation Journal - December 8, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tanaka N, Tanaka K, Hirao Y, Okada M, Ninomiya Y, Yoshimoto I, Onishi T, Koyama Y, Okamura A, Iwakura K, Fujii K, Sakata Y, Inoue K Tags: Circ J Source Type: research