title: Cheyne-Stokes respiration during sleep: mechanisms and potential interventions.
abstract: Cheyne-Stokes respiration is characterized by a typical waxing and waning pattern in breathing amplitude, interspersed with central apnoeas or hypopnoeas. This article reviews current knowledge regarding Cheyne-Stokes respiration with a particular emphasis on the mechanisms and latest methods of intervention.
authors.affiliation: Consultant.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Consultant.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Chief Physician.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: Chief Physician in the Department of Respiratory Diseases, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
authors.forename: Bao-Yuan
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002639:Cheyne-Stokes Respiration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*