Dear Dr. Roach: My wife of 52 years is 71 and has developed what I assume is a problem with her breathing when she sleeps. During some periods of sleep, she starts taking a rhythmic set of breaths.

Cheyne Stokes breathing is not a disease itself but is a breathing pattern that can be associated with certain conditions. Causes include heart failure and stroke. Treatment includes addressing the ...

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Cheyne-Stokes respiration, or periodic respiration, involves an atypical pattern of breathing. It consists of cycles of deep breathing followed by shallow breathing. Cheyne-Stokes breathing can be a ...

My wife of 52 years is 71 and has developed what I assume is a problem with her breathing when she sleeps. During some periods of sleep, she starts taking a rhythmic set of breaths. There usually are ...

Vesicular breath sounds are a type of breath sound. They are often soft, low-pitched sounds. Having vesicular breath sounds is normal, but changes in those sounds can be a sign of a lung condition. As ...

HealthDay News — Central sleep apnea and Cheyne Stokes respiration predict incident atrial fibrillation in older men, according to a study published online Nov. 23 in the American Journal of ...

Here we describe the case of a patient (Patient 1) who was hospitalized for non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. After the patient underwent complete revascularization for three-vessel ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My wife of 52 years is 71 and has developed what I assume is a problem with her breathing when she sleeps. During some periods of sleep, she starts taking a rhythmic set of breaths.

ALTHOUGH aminophylline has been known for many years to abolish Cheyne-Stokes respiration and restore a normal breathing pattern, the mechanism of this phenomenon is poorly understood. This agent acts ...