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Atrial Fibrillation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Management Strategies

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is identified by apnea or hypopnea of the upper respiratory tract, which is associated with decreased oxygen saturation or awakening from sleep. A severe and prevalent association with OSA is atrial fibrillation (AF). This review article outlined numerous studies to und...

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Autores principales: Sankaranarayanan, Rajagopal, Bansal, Arpit, Yanamaladoddi, Vishnu R, Sarvepalli, Sai S, Vemula, Shree L, Aramadaka, Saikumar, Mannam, Raam
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10105971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37073195
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36282
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author Sankaranarayanan, Rajagopal
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Yanamaladoddi, Vishnu R
Sarvepalli, Sai S
Vemula, Shree L
Aramadaka, Saikumar
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description Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is identified by apnea or hypopnea of the upper respiratory tract, which is associated with decreased oxygen saturation or awakening from sleep. A severe and prevalent association with OSA is atrial fibrillation (AF). This review article outlined numerous studies to understand the pathogenic pathways linked with developing OSA-associated AF and the therapeutic and preventive options available to reduce AF. The article looked for multiple risk factors common to OSA and AF. In addition, it has reviewed several therapeutic modalities such as continuous positive air pressure (CPAP), weight loss, upper airway stimulation (UAS), and other novel treatment options to find their efficiency in decreasing the outcome of AF in OSA patients. Since OSA often goes undiagnosed, this article emphasizes the importance of early screening in patients with AF and other comorbid conditions such as obesity, advanced age, diabetes, hypertension, and many more. The article focuses on the importance of preventive approaches that can be easily implemented, such as behavioral modifications.
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spelling pubmed-101059712023-04-17 Atrial Fibrillation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Management Strategies Sankaranarayanan, Rajagopal Bansal, Arpit Yanamaladoddi, Vishnu R Sarvepalli, Sai S Vemula, Shree L Aramadaka, Saikumar Mannam, Raam Cureus Cardiology Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is identified by apnea or hypopnea of the upper respiratory tract, which is associated with decreased oxygen saturation or awakening from sleep. A severe and prevalent association with OSA is atrial fibrillation (AF). This review article outlined numerous studies to understand the pathogenic pathways linked with developing OSA-associated AF and the therapeutic and preventive options available to reduce AF. The article looked for multiple risk factors common to OSA and AF. In addition, it has reviewed several therapeutic modalities such as continuous positive air pressure (CPAP), weight loss, upper airway stimulation (UAS), and other novel treatment options to find their efficiency in decreasing the outcome of AF in OSA patients. Since OSA often goes undiagnosed, this article emphasizes the importance of early screening in patients with AF and other comorbid conditions such as obesity, advanced age, diabetes, hypertension, and many more. The article focuses on the importance of preventive approaches that can be easily implemented, such as behavioral modifications. Cureus 2023-03-17 /pmc/articles/PMC10105971/ /pubmed/37073195 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36282 Text en Copyright © 2023, Sankaranarayanan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Aramadaka, Saikumar
Mannam, Raam
Atrial Fibrillation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Management Strategies
title Atrial Fibrillation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Management Strategies
title_full Atrial Fibrillation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Management Strategies
title_fullStr Atrial Fibrillation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Management Strategies
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title_short Atrial Fibrillation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Management Strategies
title_sort atrial fibrillation in obstructive sleep apnea patients: mechanisms, risk factors, and management strategies
topic Cardiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10105971/
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