Rebuttal From Drs Mansukhani, Somers, and Caples

[摘要] We agree with Drs Mehra and Wazni¹ that atrial fibrillation (AF) and OSA are highly prevalent in the general population, are associated with significant adverse consequences, and that OSA is increasingly prevalent in patients with AF. As previously stated, we acknowledge that there are experimental data demonstrating the likely pathophysiologic mechanisms by which OSA may lead to the development of AF and that there are epidemiologic studies linking OSA and AF. At this time, as noted by Drs Mehra and Wazni,¹ there is supporting but not confirmatory evidence of a temporal association between OSA and AF.

[学科分类] 呼吸医学