title: [Follow-up study of patients with sleep-related respiration disorders without obstruction of the upper airways (central apnea)].
abstract: This is a report on 16 patients with central asphyxia. All patients had respiratory global insufficiency. The period of observation was 3.5 years. In all cases deterioration of the blood gases took place. All patients died due to right heart failure. Implantation of a diaphragm pacer caused an increase of pO2 during sleep.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Pneumologie, DRK-Krankenhaus Mark Brandenburg, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus, Freien Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dorow
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thalhofer
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000503:physiopathology; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen
vernacular_title: Verlaufsbeobachtung von Patienten mit schlafbezogener Atmungsstörung ohne Obstruktion der oberen Atemwege (zentrale Apnoe).