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Exertional and nocturnal periodic breathing after successful cardiac transplantation. A case report.
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis
April 2021
Division of Cardiology, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Rehabilitation Center Veruno.
Article Synopsis
- A heart failure patient underwent tests for exercise capacity and sleep issues both a year prior to and after heart transplantation (HTx), revealing persistent severe Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) and central sleep apnea (CSA).
- The study noted that while medication and improved blood flow did not eliminate the central causes of CSR and CSA, the problem of periodic breathing during exercise improved.
- This suggests a complex interaction between exercise capacity and sleep breathing patterns, indicating that CSR and periodic breathing might not share the same root cause in this patient's situation.