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Visfatin as a predictor of obstructive sleep apnea in atrial fibrillation patients

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) often coexists with atrial fibrillation (AF) and makes the course of AF worse. The negative impact of OSA on AF may be due to atrial stretch, hypoxia, hypertension, obesity, fibrosis, and inflammation. Several mediators are thought to be responsible for this...

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Autores principales: Szymanska, Anna, Platek, Anna E., Sierdzinski, Janusz, Szymanski, Filip M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7426319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32170672
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11325-020-02025-0