title: Sleep apnea and the risk of atrial fibrillation recurrence: structural or functional effects?
authors.affiliation: VA Boston Healthcare System, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling
keywords: Editorials; atrial fibrillation; cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; obstructive sleep apnea