title: Central sleep apnea.
abstract: Central apnea is caused by temporary failure in the pontomedullary pacemaker generating breathing rhythm, which results in the loss of ventilatory effort, and if it lasts 10 seconds or more it is defined as central apnea. This article reviews current knowledge on central sleep apnea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 4780 Socialville Fosters Road, Mason, OH 45040, USA. Javaheri@snorenomore.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Javaheri
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D015897:Comorbidity; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D006935:Hypercapnia / Q000503:physiopathology; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000503:physiopathology; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D017286:Polysomnography; D020182:Sleep Apnea, Central / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology