Sleep Apnea and Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Diurnal Patterning of Autonomic Dysfunction and Influence of CPAP Therapy
Sepideh Khazaie, Lu Wang, Farhad Kaffashi, Ahana Sandhu, Mina K. Chung, Catherine M. Heinzinger, David R. Van Wagoner, Kenneth A. Loparo, Harneet K. Walia, James F. Bena, Reena Mehra · 2026
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Sepideh Khazaie and a large team study the body clock of the nervous system in sleep apnea in this 2026 paper. Participants had both pauses in breathing during sleep and bursts of irregular heartbeat, and the team tracked how heart rhythm control shifted across day and night.
Data came from 109 people wearing heart recorders for one to three weeks, plus sleep studies before and after three months of CPAP, a mask therapy that holds airways open. Breathing severity linked most strongly to nerve balance measures while awake. After CPAP, several rhythm measures changed during both waking and sleep, in different directions. The authors see daily patterning as a clue to lasting heart strain.
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| CREATOR | Sepideh Khazaie, Lu Wang, Farhad Kaffashi, Ahana Sandhu, Mina K. Chung, Catherine M. Heinzinger, David R. Van Wagoner, Kenneth A. Loparo, Harneet K. Walia, James F. Bena, Reena Mehra |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49708 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |