Are sleep disorders underdiagnosed in patients on maintenance hemodialysis?
The patients on hemodialysis showed poor sleep quality with a significant increase in the apnea-hypopnea index and in the number of dips in SaO(2). SAHS was underdiagnosed in a large percentage of the hemodialysis patients.
AF is independently associated with a 3-fold increased risk of VF. Comorbidity, use of antiarrhythmic or QT-prolonging drugs, or acute myocardial infarction does not fully account for this increased risk.