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Title: | Obstructive sleep apnoea testing and management in atrial fibrillation patients: and joint survey by the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and the Association of Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Professions (ACNAP) | Authors: | DESTEGHE, Lien Hendriks, Jeroen M. L. HEIDBUCHEL, Hein Potpara, Tatjana S. Lee, Geraldine A. Linz, Dominik |
Issue Date: | 2021 | Publisher: | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | Source: | Europace (London, England), 23 (10) , p. 1677 -1684 | Abstract: | Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is highly prevalent in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients and associated with reduced response to rhythm control strategies. However, there is no practical guidance on testing for OSA in AF patients and for OSA treatment implementation. We sought to evaluate current practices and identify challenges of OSA management in AF. A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed with a content-validated survey to evaluate OSA management in AF by healthcare practitioners. Survey review, editing, and dissemination occurred via the European Heart Rhythm Association and the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions and direct contact with arrhythmia centres. In total, 186 responses were collected. OSA-related symptoms were ranked as the most important reason to test for OSA in AF patients. The majority (67.7%) indicated that cardiologists perform 'ad-hoc' referrals. Only 11.3% initiated systematic testing by home steep test or respiratory polygraphy and in addition, 10.8% had a structured OSA assessment pathway in place at the cardiology department. Only 6.7% of the respondents indicated that they test >70% of their AF patients for OSA as a component of rhythm control therapy. Various barriers were reported: no established collaboration between cardiology and sleep clinic (35.6%); lack in skills and knowledge (23.6%); lack of financial (23.6%) and personnel-related resources (21.3%). Structured testing for OSA occurs in the minority of AF patients. Centres apply varying methods. There is an urgent need for increased awareness and standardized pathways to allow OSA testing and treatment integration in the management of AF. | Notes: | Desteghe, L (corresponding author), Hasselt Univ, Fac Med & Life Sci, Hasselt, Belgium.; Desteghe, L (corresponding author), Jessa Hosp, Heart Ctr Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium.; Desteghe, L (corresponding author), Univ Antwerp, Res Grp Cardiovasc Dis, Antwerp, Belgium.; Desteghe, L (corresponding author), Antwerp Univ Hosp, Dept Cardiol, Drie Eikenstr 655, B-2650 Edegem, Belgium. lien.desteghe@uantwerpen.be |
Keywords: | Atrial fibrillation;Sleep apnoea;Diagnosis;Treatment;Integrated care;EHRA survey | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/35865 | ISSN: | 1099-5129 | e-ISSN: | 1532-2092 | DOI: | 10.1093/europace/euab109 | ISI #: | WOS:000713681500015 | Rights: | The Author(s) 2021. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com. Free access | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2022 |
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