Central apnea is caused by temporary failure in the pontomedullary pacemaker generating
breathing rhythm. This results in the loss of ventilatory effort, and if it lasts 10 seconds or …

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) has been used in outpatients with sleep
apnea, sleep disorders associated with heart failure, restrictive pulmonary diseases …

Study Objectives: Hypocapnia is an important mediator of sleep-dependent respiratory
instability. Positive pressure-associated ventilatory control instability results in poor control of …

Central sleep apnoea (CSA) is characterized by the cessation of breathing during sleep due
to absent ventilatory drive and may be associated with symptoms of insomnia, excessive …

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome occurs in obese individuals who are unable to
compensate for the added load of obesity on the respiratory system, with resultant daytime …

In this 71-year-old man diagnosed as obstructive sleep apnea syndrome initially, the apnea-
hypopnea index in polysomnography was 31.3/hour. He started auto-adjusted continuous …

Any ventilator can be attached to a mask or other interface for non-invasive ventilation (NIV),
but it is desirable to use one designed specifically for NIV (Box 2.1). 1, 2 In this chapter …

Los trastornos respiratorios del sueño se han clasificado como obstructivos, centrales o
mixtos, atendiendo a la presencia o no de estímulo respiratorio. Esta clasificación puede …

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde die Effektivität der ASV bei herzinsuffizienten Patienten mit
CSA-CSR untersucht. Ausgangspunkt dafür war die Tatsache, dass eine bisherige …

Positive airway pressure (PAP) devices such as continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
and bilevel positive airway pressure (BPAP) are used to treat sleep-disordered breathing …