OSA Prevalence in Atrial Fibrillation Patients: Jordanian Study

Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Atrial Fibrillation Patients: A Cross-sectional Study From Jordan

Current Knowledge:

Countless studies have been conducted to study the relationship between OSA and AF, and a significant association has been established between both diseases, owing to the numerous shared risk factors and a wide variety of pathophysiological changes resulting from both diseases being relevant to each other. Our study inspects this relationship from a cardiovascular standpoint, examining the prevalence of OSA in existing AF patients, which could be interpreted as AF being a risk factor for OSA development.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 21 or above

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to give research consent
• Patients who were unwilling to complete the questionnaires
• Patients who suffer from mental illness