TY - JOUR T1 - Nocturnal atrial fibrillation in a patient with obstructive sleep apnoea JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 174 LP - 174 DO - 10.1136/thx.2004.037101 VL - 60 IS - 2 AU - R Schulz AU - H J Eisele AU - W Seeger Y1 - 2005/02/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/60/2/174.abstract N2 - A 75 year old woman was referred to our hospital for suspected sleep apnoea. Her medical history mentioned arterial hypertension and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). Polysomnography revealed obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). During one phase of OSA the heart rate, determined by signals derived from pulse oximetry, showed a sharp rise in frequency (fig 1, left). Simultaneously recorded electrocardiography (ECG) indicated AF (fig 2A). The onset of AF was … ER -