title: Do hypoxemia or hypercapnia predispose to atrial fibrillation in breathing disorders, and, if so, how?
authors.forename: Antony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Workman
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rankin
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac / Q000379:methods*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000860:Hypoxia; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology
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