A patient with heart failure and sleep-disordered breathing who presented with marked reverse remodeling by continuous positive airway pressure therapy

Taishi Fukushima, Kenichiro Yasuda, Kazuo Eguchi, Masahiko Fujino, Haruo Kamiya

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2289-2294
Number of pages6
JournalInternal Medicine
Volume56
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Internal Medicine

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