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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Volume 204, Issue 5, Pages 573-582Publisher
AMER THORACIC SOC
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202011-4133OC
Keywords
CPAP ventilation; obstructive sleep apnea; paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; sleep-disordered breathing
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- ResMed Foundation
- Norwegian Health Association
- ResMed Science Center, Sydney Australia
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Treatment with CPAP did not lead to a statistically significant reduction in AF burden in patients with paroxysmal AF and SA.
Rationale: Sleep apnea (SA) is highly prevalent in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), and both conditions are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Objectives: To determine the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on AF burden. Methods: This open-label, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial included patients with paroxysmal AF and moderate to severe SA (apnea-hypopnea index >15). A computerized system randomized eligible patients (1:1) to 5 months' treatment with CPAP plus usual care (CPAP, n = 55) or usual care alone (control, n = 54). The outcome assessment was blinded. The planned primary outcome was the difference between CPAP treatment and control groups in change of AF burden (percentage of time in AF) as measured by implantable loop recorder. Measurements and Main Results: A total of 579 patients with paroxysmal AF had respiratory polygraphy, of whom244 (42%) had moderate to severe SA. Of these, 158 (65%) participated in the CPAP run-in period, of whom 39 (25%) patients did not tolerate the treatment. A total of 108 patients were available for the primary analysis. The mean time in AF decreased from 5.6% at baseline to 4.1% during the last 3 months of CPAP intervention and from 5.0% to 4.3% in the control group. The adjusted between-group difference at follow-up was 20.63 (95% confidence interval, 22.55 to 1.30) percentage points (P = 0.52). Seven serious adverse events (13%) occurred in the CPAP group, and two (4%) occurred in the control group. Conclusions: In patients with paroxysmal AF and SA, treatment with CPAP did not result in a statistically significant reduction in the burden of AF.
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