Table 1. Summary of Studies Examining the Effect of OSA on AF Recurrence.

Study	Number Patients	Mean Age	OSA Diagnosis	Mean Follow-Up	% PAF	Ablation Strategy	Method of AF Detection
Patel et al[31]	3,000	55.7	PSG	32 mo	53.4	PVI + LA linear ablation	Event monitor + 48h Holter
Matiello et al	174	52.5	PSG	12 mo	56.3	PVI + LA linear ablation	Holter
Chilukuri et al	109	605	Berlin	11 mo	68	PVI	ECG + telephone, Event monitor for symptoms
Tang et al	178	57.2	Berlin	344 days	100	PVI	ECG + 24h Holter
Chilukuri et al	210	58	Berlin	25 mo	57	PVI	ECG + telephone, Event monitor for symptoms
Jongnarangsin et al	324	57	PSG	7 mo	72	PVI + CFAE	ECG + 30d autotrigger monitor
Naruse et al[33]	249	60	PSG	18.8 mo	54	PVI + LA linear ablation	ECG
Fein et al[32]	426	56.8	PSG	12 mo	57	PVI + LA linear ablation	ECG and Event monitorr