Coronary artery disease
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Coronary artery disease · Jun 1996
Sleep-disordered breathing: a novel predictor of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery.
Sleep-disordered breathing is a common condition associated with nocturnal hypoxaemia, sympathetic activation and haemodynamic stress that can trigger arrhythmias. We examined whether preoperatively diagnosed disordered breathing was associated with an increased incidence of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery. ⋯ Pre-operatively diagnosed sleep-disordered breathing with nocturnal hypoxaemia is an independent predictor of atrial fibrillation after coronary bypass surgery.