E-Posters - RISK FACTORS - PRIMARY AND SECONDAR PREVENTION 05.00 - RISK FACTORS AND PREVENTION (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY) - 05.03 - EPIDEMIOLOGY & RISK FACTORS P2491 - ESOC25-756 INFLUENCE OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA ON CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE SEVERITY AND OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Lina Zubalova 1 , Lilit Minasyan 1 , Marine Balasanyan 1 , Manya Margaryan 1 , Oganes Ezoyan 1 , Lusine Madoyan 1 , David Sahakyan 1 , Aleksan Petrosyan 1 , David Margaryan 1 , Nune Yeghiazaryan 1 , Samson Khachatryan 2 , Manvel Aghasaryan 3 1 "Erebouni" MC, Yerevan, Armenia, 2 Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, National Institute of Health, "Somnus" Neurology Clinic, Yerevan, Armenia, 3 Sud Francilien Hospital, Corbeil-Essonnes, Paris Region, France Background and Aims: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the acute phase of a stroke may negatively impact patients' outcomes with AF-related cardioembolic stroke
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What can be said: animal studies show measurable tissue changes beginning in the first 1-2 weeks, with the most significant structural improvements at 3-6 weeks