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Does CPAP treatment reduce the recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea after cardioversion?
Does CPAP treatment reduce the recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea after cardioversion?
Treating obstructive sleep apnea with CPAP is associated with a reduced risk of atrial fibrillation recurrence following cardioversion.
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May support CPAP in OSA to lower post-cardioversion AF recurrence; hypothesis-generating and leaves open need for RCTs.
Patients with untreated OSA have a higher recurrence of AF after cardioversion than patients without a polysomnographic diagnosis of sleep apnea. Appropriate treatment with CPAP in OSA patients is associated with lower recurrence of AF.
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