Validation of the STOP-BANG questionnaire as a screening tool for sleep apnoea in patients undergoing ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

M. Pittman, M. Mason, D. Packer, R. Chadwick, T. Quinnell (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Ask, see and do: old and new technology in sleep disordered breathing
Session: Ask, see and do: old and new technology in sleep disordered breathing
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2031
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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M. Pittman, M. Mason, D. Packer, R. Chadwick, T. Quinnell (Cambridge, United Kingdom). Validation of the STOP-BANG questionnaire as a screening tool for sleep apnoea in patients undergoing ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 2031

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