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Can a-fib be caused by sleep apnea or laying on left side, had 3 occasions were a-fib started by simply laying on left side? if so , why ?
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A-fib is risk factor: Sleep apnea does elevate a person's risk of Sleep Apnea but the following things do: Other risk factors: High blood pressure. Coronary heart disease (CHD) Heart failure. Rheumatic (ru-MAT-ik) heart disease. Structural heart defects, such as mitral valve prolapse. Pericarditis (PER-i-kar-DI-tis; a condition in which the membrane, or sac, around your heart is inflamed)
Answered 4/26/2015
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It Can: Untreated obstructive sleep apnea increases the risk of arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation. The stress of the irregular breathing and hypoxia (low oxygen) can induce and arrhythmia. Therefore, treating the sleep apnea can improve severity or eliminate it completely.
Answered 4/26/2015
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