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Association of a High Cardiovascular Disease Risk OSA Phenotype With Incident Atrial Fibrillation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
Chest - 1 Sept 2026
Xu Jing, Kwon Younghoon, Esmaeili Neda, Sands Scott A, Hajipour Mohammadreza, Vena Daniel, Heckbert Susan R, Soliman Elsayed Z, Wellman Andrew, Michos Erin D, Gottlieb Daniel J, Redline Susan, Azarbarzin Ali
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: OSA is associated with atrial fibrillation (AF), but this association varies by population and definitions of OSA and AF. RESEARCH QUESTION: Is high cardiovascular disease risk (High-CVD-Risk) OSA, defined by elevated hypoxic burden (HB) or heart rate response to respiratory events (ΔHR), associated with incident AF? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Using data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis,...
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- Humans
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Female
- Male
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
