title: Impact of Heart Transplantation on Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in a Child.
abstract: Sleep disordered breathing is well described in adults with heart failure but not in pediatric population. We describe a 13-year-old Caucasian male with severe heart failure related to dilated cardiomyopathy who demonstrated polysomnographic features of Cheyne-Stokes respiration, which completely resolved following cardiac transplantation. Cheyne-Stokes respiration in children with advanced heart failure and its resolution after heart transplant can be observed similar to adults.
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1X8; University of Toronto, 27 King's College Cir, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 2J7.
authors.forename: Suhail
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Saleh
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta, Stollery Children's Hospital, 8440 112 Street Northwest, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2B7.
authors.forename: Paul F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Kantor
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1X8; University of Toronto, 27 King's College Cir, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 2J7.
authors.forename: Indra
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Narang