Publication Date
9-1-2021
Journal
The Texas Heart Institute Journal
DOI
10.14503/THIJ-20-7345
PMID
34665868
Publication Date(s)
September 2021
Language
English
PMCID
PMC8717752
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
10-15-2021
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-Print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
Adolescent, Cheyne-Stokes respiration/physiopathology/therapy, heart failure, systolic/complications, positive-pressure ventilation/adverse effects, risk factors, sleep apnea, central/complications/physiopathology/therapy, treatment outcome
Copyright
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
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.