Our findings suggest the novel concept that the negative pattern of CSR-CSA may constitute a form of auto-resuscitation that acts as a compensatory mechanism to maintain SV in patients with severe HF.
This study investigated the association of microstructural cerebral lesions with central sleep apnea with Cheyne-Stokes-respiration (CSA-CSR) in heart failure (HF) patients and the effect of positive airway pressure therapy (PAP) of CSA-CSR on these lesions.
Studies of positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment of OSA and CSA in HF have shown short-term improvements in cardiac and autonomic function; however, there is no evidence of improved survival.