title: [Non-invasive mechanical ventilation therapy in patients with heart failure].
abstract: Non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) therapy in patients with acute heart failure (HF) improves left ventricular functions via decreasing left ventricular afterload and reduces intubation rate and short-term mortality. In patients with chronic HF, NIMV therapy eliminates central and obstructive apneas and Cheyne-Stokes respiration, and improves morbidity. There are essentially three modes of NIMV that are used in the treatment of HF: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), bilevel positive airway pressure (BIPAP) and adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV). Hereby, NIMV therapy in patients with acute and chronic HF is reviewed as well as methods, indications, effectiveness and complications.
authors.affiliation: Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Denizli, Turkey. dursundursunoglu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Dursun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dursunoğlu
authors.forename: Neşe
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dursunoğlu
mesh_terms: D002639:Cheyne-Stokes Respiration / Q000517:prevention & control; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods; D020182:Sleep Apnea, Central / Q000517:prevention & control; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000517:prevention & control; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left