Rationale and design of the CONSIDER AF study

Background The objectives of the CONSIDER AF (NCT02877745) observational study are to evaluate the impact of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) on the rate of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events in patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. In addition, explorative analyses will allow specification of subgroups of patients with SDB with the highest risk for peri- and postoperative complications.