Sleep Disordered Breathing and Cardiac Arrhythmias in Adults: Mechanistic Insights and Clinical Implications
Published: August 01, 2022
- Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is characterized by alterations in breathing during sleep.
- SDB adversely impacts cardiovascular (CV) and neuroendocrine physiology as well as quality of life and mood. SDB is a public health problem with impactful clinical effects including cardiac arrhythmias.
- This statement describes the immediate, acute, and subacute and chronic SDB pathophysiology contributing to SDB in detail.
Supporting Materials
- Commentary: A Sleeping Giant: The Powerful Link Between Sleep Disordered Breathing and Cardiac Arrhythmias by Bige Ozkan MD, Chiadi E. Ndumele MD, PhD, FAHA
- Top Things to Know: Sleep Disordered Breathing and Cardiac Arrhythmias in Adults
Recommended Reading
- 2018 Guideline on Evaluation/Management of Patients with Bradycardia & Cardiac Conduction
- 2019 Focused Update Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease
- Sleep Duration and Quality: Impact on Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiometabolic Health