Influence of Orthotopic Heart Transplantation on Breathing Pattern Disorders in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy.

Cheyne-Stokes respiration is well-known in patients with congestive heart failure. One of the causes might be a prolonged circulation time or diminished pulmonary gas stores. Improvement of cardiac function by heart transplantation might abolish Cheyne-Stokes respiration.