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Risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation in elderly patients with the overlap syndrome: a retrospective cohort study

OBJECTIVE: Co-existence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is referred to as overlap syndrome. Overlap patients have greater degree of hypoxia and pulmonary hypertension than patients with OSA or COPD alone. Studies showed that elderly patients with OSA...

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Autores principales: Ganga, Harsha V., Nair, Sanjeev U., Puppala, Venkata K., Miller, Wayne L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Science Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3708051/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23888171
http://dx.doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1671-5411.2013.02.001