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Published on: December 11, 2017
[Improvement of central sleep disordered breathing with severe congestive heart failure by biventricular pacing
Kohei Matsushita1, Toshiyuki Ishikawa, Shinichi Sumita
1Department of Cardiology, Yokohama City University Hospital, Fukuura 3-9, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004. koheimat@ya2.so-net.ne.jp
Abstract:
A 74-year-old man with ischemic cardiomyopathy was repeatedly admitted for congestive heart failure. His left ventricular ejection fraction was 21% and diastolic left ventricular dimension was 73.5mm by echocardiography. He was treated with biventricular pacing and heart failure improved from New York Heart Association class III to II. Before the treatment, brain natriuretic peptide was 600.5 pg/ml. Apnea hypopnea index was 23.8 and all events were central type. After biventricular pacing, apnea hypopnea index was improved to 21.9 after 11 days, 14.0 after 33 days, and 4.8 after 48 days. His left ventricular ejection fraction was 36%, diastolic left ventricular dimension was 71.4mm, and brain natriuretic peptide was 383.8 pg/ml. In this patient, central sleep disordered breathing was improved by biventricular pacing therapy after only 48 days.
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