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Author, year | Design | Study population | Diagnostic method | of patients | Cardiac monitoring | Results |
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Kanagala et al., 2003 [48] | Observational prospective | Patients underwent AF/AFL DC shock | PSG | 121 | Hospital records Phone interviews ECG Medical visits | AF recurrences in 42% of OSA treated with CPAP AF recurrences in 82% of untreated patients |
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Abe et al., 2010 [61] | Nonrandomized prospective | Adults underwent PSG study | PSG | 1456 | ECG monitoring during PSG | CPAP prevented AF, sinus bradycardia/pauses in patients with moderate to severe OSA |
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Naruse et al., 2013 [63] | Nonrandomized prospective | Patients underwent PVI isolation | PSG | 153 | 12-lead ECG 24 h holter ECG Portable ECG monitoring | Untreated OSA showed higher recurrence of AF after ablation |
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Koehler et al., 1998 [69] | Nonrandomized prospective | OSA patients with bradyarrhythmia | PSG | 16 | ECG monitoring during PSG | CPAP and BPAP drastically decreased bradyarrhythmias |
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Simantirakis et al., 2004 [40] | Observational prospective | Moderate-severe OSA | PSG | 23 | Implantable loop recorder | Long-term CPAP therapy completely abolished bradycardia episodes |
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