Obstructive sleep apnoea / hypopnoea syndrome and its relationship with cardiac arrhythmias: A narrative review of the literature

  • Jorge Salazar-Arenas
  • , Sandra B. Amado-Garzón
  • , Rafael Ruiz-Gaviria
  • , Álvaro J. Ruiz-Morales
  • , Laura J. Ruiz-Severiche
  • , Patricia Hidalgo-Martínez

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Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnoea / hypopnoea syndrome is a disease of multisystemic involvement, with particular repercussions on the cardiovascular system, and thus a high impact on morbidity and mortality. Several pathophysiological mechanisms have been demonstrated that explain and suggest a direct and proportional relationship to the damaged caused by the condition, especially for tachyarrhythmias, specifically for atrial fibrillation, and also for bradyarrhythmias, with a demonstrated improvement with continuous positive airway pressure. As the association with atrial flutter and ventricular arrhythmias has shown contradictory results in some studies, the relationship is still not clear.

Translated title of the contributionSíndrome de apnea/hipopnea obstructiva del sueño y su asociación con las arritmias cardíacas: Una revisión narrativa de la literatura
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)93-98
Number of pages6
JournalRevista Colombiana de Cardiologia
Volume26
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 08 Apr 2019

Keywords

  • Arrhythmia
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Obstructive sleep apnoea

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