International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 154, Issue 3 , Pages 256-258 , 9 February 2012

Clinical impact of screening for sleep related breathing disorders in atrial fibrillation

  • David R. Altmann

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland
    • Division of Cardiology, University of Basel Hospital, Switzerland
    • David R. Altmann and Hans Rickli contributed equally to the work.
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  • Elke Ullmer

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Hans Rickli

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland
    • David R. Altmann and Hans Rickli contributed equally to the work.
    • ,
  • Micha T. Maeder

      Affiliations

    • Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Christian Sticherling

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Basel Hospital, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Beat A. Schaer

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Basel Hospital, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Stefan Osswald

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University of Basel Hospital, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Peter Ammann

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, CH-9007 St. Gallen, Switzerland. Tel.: +41 71 494 11 11; fax: +41 71 494 63 35.

Received 8 June 2010 ,Accepted 10 September 2010.

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PII: S0167-5273(10)00729-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.09.034

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 154, Issue 3 , Pages 256-258 , 9 February 2012

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