Assessment of atrial electromechanical delay and influential factors in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Yagmur J., YETKİN Ö., CANSEL M., Acikgoz N., ERMİŞ N., Karakus Y., ...More

SLEEP AND BREATHING, vol.16, no.1, pp.83-88, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11325-010-0477-6
  • Journal Name: SLEEP AND BREATHING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.83-88
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The interaction between moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cardiac arrhythmias, especially atrial fibrillation (AF), is well known. We aimed to determine whether atrial electromechanical parameters assessed by tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) would be affected in moderate-to-severe OSA, and detect the influential factors of atrial electromechanical parameters in these patients.