Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis

Irini Youssef¹, Haroon Kamran¹, Mena Yacoub², Nirav Patel³, Clive Goulbourne¹, Shweta Kumar¹, Jesse Kane¹, Haley Hoffner¹, Moro Salifu¹ and Samy I McFarlane^1*

¹Divisions of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Cardiology and Renal Medicine, Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, USA

²Department of Cardiology, Northside Hospital, St. Petersburg FL, USA

³Department of Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Hartford, USA

^*Corresponding Author: Samy I McFarlane, Divisions of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Cardiology and Renal Medicine, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA, Fax: 718-270-6358 Email: