title: [Cheyne-Stokes respiration and heart failure: pathophysiological and clinical implications].
abstract: The search for the presence of Cheyne-Stokes respiration should be introduced into the routine diagnostic process in heart failure patients, owing to its clinical and prognostic implications. The analysis of this specific alteration of the respiratory pattern could contribute both to the understanding of its pathophysiological role, and to the discovery of specific treatments for heart failure patients, characterized by poor prognosis, despite optimal conventional treatment.
authors.affiliation: UOC Medicina Cardiovascolare, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, Pisa. marianna.fontana@ifc.cnr.it
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fontana
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giannoni
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Poletti
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gabutti
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vergaro
authors.forename: Luigi Emilio
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Pastormerlo
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Emdin
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Passino
mesh_terms: D002639:Cheyne-Stokes Respiration / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged