The Association between Nocturnal Cardiac Arrhythmias and Sleep-Disordered Breathing: The DREAM Study
Authors: Bernardo J Selim, Brian B Koo, Li Qin, Sangchoon Jeon, Christine Won, Nancy S Redeker, Rachel J Lampert, John P Concato, Dawn M Bravata, Jared Ferguson, Kingman Strohl, Adam Bennett, Andrey Zinchuk, Henry K Yaggi.
Summary:
Clinic-based US veteran population, polysomnography + monitoring, evaluated various arrhythmia types relative to SDB severity.
Key Findings:
- Moderate-severe sleep disordered breathing (SDB) had ~2-3× odds of nocturnal arrhythmias (supraventricular, ventricular extrasystoles, conduction delay) compared to no SDB.