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OSA Can Cause Heart Failure
E Shahar, et al, AJRCCM, 2001
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 I II III IV AHI Interquartile range OR CHF
n=6,424
Higher Prevalence of Predicted OSA in Patients Presenting with AF Compared to General Cardiology Patients
(Gami et al, Circ 110:364, 2004)
Association Between Severe OSA (AHI >30) and Arrhythmias in Sleep Heart Health Study
(Mehra et al, AJRCCM, doi:10.1164/rccm.200509-1442OC)
4.02 (1.03-15.74) 3.85 (1.00-14.93) 5.66 (1.56-20.52) Atrial fibrillation 1.74 (1.11-2.74) 1.81 (1.16-2.84) 1.96 (1.28-3.00) Complex ventricular ectopy 3.40 (1.03-11.2) 3.72 (1.13-12.2) 4.64 (1.48-14.57) Non-sustained ventricular tachycardia Odds Ratio* (95% CI) Adjusted for Age, Sex, BMI, CHD Odds Ratio* (95% CI) Adjusted for Age, Sex, BMI Unadjusted Odds Ratio Arrhythmia Type
BMI=body mass index; CHD=coronary heart disease *Results of logistic regression analysis with SDB as the exposure; N=338 without SDB, N=228 with SDB
Sudden Cardiac Death in OSA
N Engl J Med 2005;352:1206-14.