Sleep apnea belongs to that category of illnesses that is not only distressful in the short run but also has extremely serious long term consequences, many of which could be life-threatening. The life-threatening aspect of this sleep disorder has a lot to do with one of its typical characteristics: repeated and involuntary stoppage of breathing

Central Sleep Apnea in Congestive Heart Failure: Prevalence, Mechanisms, Impact, and Therapeutic Options Heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction is a prevalent syndrome and associated with morbidity, mortality, and huge economic cost. According to reports from several laboratories, a large number of patients with heart failure have central sleep apnea. Central sleep apnea

Medical Care No clear guidelines are available on when or whether to treat central sleep apnea in the absence of symptoms, particularly when central sleep apnea is discovered after polysomnography (PSG) is performed for another reason. Clearly, when the symptoms are present, treatment is warranted. The decision to treat should be made on an individual

ONE of these days, it might pay to locate sleep laboratories next to heart catheterization laboratories, some medical researchers say. The reason is that sleep apnea, a common yet rarely diagnosed problem, is turning out to play a major, insidious role in heart disease, including congestive heart failure, high blood pressure and chest pain. Yet

Influence of Cheyne-Stokes respiration on ventricular response to atrial fibrillation in heart failure http://jap.physiology.org/content/99/5/1689

Central sleep apnea syndrome, a disorder characterized by recurrent apneic episodes in the absence of upper-airway obstruction during sleep, causes nocturnal oxygen desaturations, recurrent arousals, and subjective daytime sleepiness. Central sleep apnea syndrome has been reported to be present in alveolar hypoventilation disorders, heart failure, and neurologic disorders, and some cases are idiopathic. Cyclic breathing

Figure 1. Pathophysiology of central sleep apnea in heart failure (HF). HF leads to increased left ventricular (LV) filling pressure. The resulting pulmonary congestion activates lung vagal irritant receptors, which stimulate hyperventilation and hypocapnia. Superimposed arousals cause further abrupt increases in ventilation and drive PaCO2 below the threshold for ventilation, triggering a central apnea. Central

There are a number of options: CPAP and BiPAP providers. ResMed has a nice and informative website http://www.resmed.com/us/en/healthcare-professional/diagnosis-and-treatment/sleep-disordered-breathing/sleep-apnea-treatment-options.html

People with heart failure often have trouble breathing while asleep. Studies have shown that roughly 2 out of every 3 patients with heart failure will have some sort of breathing problem while asleep (known as sleep disordered breathing). You can take a look at the website below. I have not looked into it, so cannot