Affiliation:
1. Department of Pediatrics, New York-Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
Abstract
Cheyne-Stokes respiration is a pattern of alternating central apnea and hyperpnea. It is well described in adults with congestive heart failure, but not in children.
We report the case of a 17-year-old boy whose systolic heart failure was complicated by Cheyne-Stokes respiration. He was given supportive therapy until heart transplant, after which his Cheyne-Stokes respiration clinically resolved. Clinicians should be aware of this uncommon condition in pediatric and adolescent patients who have advanced heart failure and irregular breathing.
Publisher
Texas Heart Institute Journal
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine