Cheyne-Stokes respiration in an adolescent with heart failure secondary to dilated cardiomyopathy requiring heart transplantation

Cheyne-Stokes respiration is a cyclic variant or type of central sleep apnea rare in pediatric population. We describe a 12-year-old female patient with severe heart failure related to dilated cardiomyopathy who demonstrated sleep disorders with Cheyne-Stokes breathing features, which completely resolved following cardiac transplantation.

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Cheyne-Stokes respiration, a rare type of central sleep apnea, was observed in a 12-year-old female patient with severe heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy, but completely resolved after cardiac transplantation.