Cheyne-Stokes respiration in patients with heart failure: Ominous sign or innocent bystander?

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 137, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 133-138

  Brack, Thomas ^a,b  

^a Cantonal Hospital of Glarus   (Switzerland)

^b KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Central sleep apnea; Cheyne Stokes respiration; Heart failure; Periodic breathing

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; THEOPHYLLINE;

APNEA; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CHEYNE STOKES BREATHING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MORTALITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 33947497051     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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