A prospective multicentre randomized study to evaluate the impact of OSA treatment with CPAP on atrial electrical and structural substrate and on long term maintenance of sinus rhythm following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

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Atrial fibrillation(AF) is the commonest heart rhythm disorder causing stroke, heart failure and increased mortality. Similarly, obstructive sleep apnea(OSA) is increasingly recognised as a modern epidemic. Epidemiological data have demonstrated an independent association between the two conditions. We will conduct a prospective multicenter randomized study to evaluate the impact of OSA treatment on: (i)maintenance of sinus rhythm after catheter ablation of AF, (ii)atrial structure and function