Abstract
A 49-year-old Japanese man with worsening dyspnea was admitted with the diagnosis of new-onset heart failure (HF). His HF symptoms improved with standard treatment, but his left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 21% remained unchanged. After he was discharged, he was diagnosed with severe sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy was introduced. Seven months later, his cardiac function had greatly improved (LVEF 50%). We report this case of a HF patient with SDB whose cardiac function greatly improved by CPAP therapy, and we discuss the pathophysiologic mechanisms of successful cardiac “reverse remodeling” in this case.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2289-2294 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Internal Medicine |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Internal Medicine