Sleep Apnea and Nocturnal Cardiac Arrhythmia: A Populational Study

Background: The mechanisms associated with the cardiovascular consequences of obstructive sleep apnea include abrupt changes in autonomic tone, which can trigger cardiac arrhythmias. The authors hypothesized that nocturnal cardiac arrhythmia occurs more frequently in patients with obstructive sleep...

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Main Authors: Fatima Dumas Cintra, Renata Pimentel Leite, Luciana Julio Storti, Lia Azeredo Bittencourt, Dalva Poyares, Laura de Siqueira Castro, Sergio Tufik, Angelo de Paola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2014-11-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2014002300002&lng=en&tlng=en