Atrial fibrillation is very common in those with obstructive sleep apnea, and up to half of those who have afib also have sleep apnea. However, few studies have looked at the impact of sleep apnea on the success of catheter ablation and whether sleep apnea treatment with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine makes a difference in arrhythmia recurrence.
A new study shows that severe obstructive sleep apnea is a powerful predictor of atrial fibrillation ablation failure and suggests the need for early diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea in those with atrial fibrillation.
Read more: Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Predicts Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Failure, New Study Says
my Cardiologist has reduced my fluid intake to 30 oz daily and that includes everything I drink … coffee, tea, water, juice, milk … as this is nearly an impossibility for me, I am wondering why??
What about mild sleep apnea with lite events where oxygen saturation never drops below 92%?
My sleep energy bit Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City does not feel this would cause my ablation to fail and has advised me not to treat the condition. He’s of the opinion that not all sleep apnea is the same and the level that I have probably would not impact recurrence risks. However, he has advised me to sleep on my sides to reduce the number of events.
Does this sound reasonable? Or does any sleep apnea whatsoever require treatment if the patient has had a cardiac ablation?
Alan, how many sleep apnea events per hour do you have?