[Cheyne-Stokes respiration and heart failure: pathophysiological and clinical implications].
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.
Fontana
Marianna
M
UOC Medicina Cardiovascolare, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, Pisa. marianna.fontana@ifc.cnr.it
Giannoni
Alberto
A
Poletti
Roberta
R
Gabutti
Alessandra
A
Vergaro
Giuseppe
G
Pastormerlo
Luigi Emilio
LE
Emdin
Michele
M
Passino
Claudio
C
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