Resolution of Periodic Breathing in a Child with Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Central sleep apnea (CSA) and periodic breathing are unusual findings described in pediatric patients with congestive heart failure. However, CSA has not been reported in children with pulmonary hypertension. We hereby report on a 10-year-old girl with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension who...

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Published in:Case reports in pediatrics 2017-01, Vol.2017 (2017), p.1-5
Main Authors: Reyes, Janette T., Humpl, Tilman, Khayat, Abdullah, Bin-Hasan, Saadoun, Al-Saleh, Suhail
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apnea
Cardiology
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case reports
Case studies
Children
Children & youth
Complications and side effects
Diseases
Heart
Medical prognosis
Pediatrics
Pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary hypertension
Respiration
Respiratory therapy
Risk factors
Sleep apnea
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Summary:Central sleep apnea (CSA) and periodic breathing are unusual findings described in pediatric patients with congestive heart failure. However, CSA has not been reported in children with pulmonary hypertension. We hereby report on a 10-year-old girl with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension who had frequent central events in a periodic breathing fashion seen in her polysomnography, which was normalized following medical treatment leading to improvement of the pulmonary pressures.
ISSN:2090-6803
2090-6811
DOI:10.1155/2017/3280572