• Erik M van Oosten, Andrew Hamilton, Dimitri Petsikas, Darrin Payne, Damian P Redfearn, Shetuan Zhang, Wilma M Hopman, and Adrian Baranchuk.
• Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
• Am. J. Cardiol. 2014 Mar 15;113(6):919-23.

AbstractPatients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have intermittent hypoxia leading to atrial remodeling and this has been associated with the development of atrial fibrillation (AF). Postoperative AF is a common complication of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The aim of this prospective study was to determine whether the presence of OSA predicts the occurrence of post-CABG AF (PCAF). This was a prospective single-center study. Patients undergoing elective CABG were evaluated and categorized as confirmed, high-risk, or low-risk OSA according to a modified Berlin questionnaire. PCAF was evaluated by 24-hour cardiac monitoring strip or 12-lead electrocardiography during the postoperative period, and validated by an electrophysiologist. We included 277 patients. OSA prevalence was 47.7%, with body mass index (31.0 vs 26.9 kg/m(2), p ≤0.001), advanced age (63.7 vs 66.4 years, p = 0.031), hypertension (78.0% vs 64.8%, p = 0.015), and diabetes (45.5% vs 28.3%, p = 0.003) more prevalent in the OSA group. PCAF was found to occur in 37.2% of all patients and OSA was found to be a strong predictor of PCAF (45.5% vs 29.7%, p = 0.007). PCAF was also associated with continuous positive airway pressure use (12.6% vs 5.2%, p = 0.027). Increased length of stay was associated with PCAF (6.5 vs 5.3 days, p = 0.006), as was longer time from surgery to occurrence of PCAF (p = 0.001). In conclusion, OSA was found to be a strong predictor of PCAF, which in turn was found to be associated with increased length of stay.Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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