Impact of Heart Transplantation on Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in a Child

الملخص EN

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.