Obstructive sleep apnoea as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/519175

Funding Status
Closed

Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the .

Funded Activity Summary

Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and obstructive sleep apnoea is a common sleep-related breathing disorder. It has recently been suggested that OSA increases the risk of developing AF . The aim, therefore of this study, is to determine the incidence of sleep apnoea in our population of highly symtomatic patients with atrial fibrillation and to assess the outcome on arrhythmia burden of treatment with continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP).

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2009

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $64,631.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nutrigenomics and personalised nutrition

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

There are no SEO codes available for this funding activity

Other Keywords

Ablation | Arrhythmia | Atrial fibrillation | Continuous positive airways pressure | Sleep apnoea

Related Links