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The final breathing pattern doctors often see before death

Death is mysterious that scientists can't fully explain, even if they've been observing trends in dying patients, like this ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Effect of Aminophylline on Respiratory-Center Sensitivity in Cheyne-Stokes Respiration and in Pulmonary Emphysema

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 ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Heart Failure and Sleep-Disordered Breathing — The Plot Thickens

Central sleep apnea occurring within the cyclic breathing pattern of Cheyne–Stokes respiration has been reported to be common in patients with heart failure. 1 During sleep, episodes of ...
Medscape

Mayo Researchers Describe New Type of Sleep Apnea

September 28, 2006 — Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have further characterized what they're calling complex sleep apnea syndrome (CompSAS), a condition that appears distinct from both obstructive ...
Nature

Central sleep apnoea in HF—what can we learn from SERVE-HF?

The results of the first randomized, controlled trial to assess adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) for central sleep apnoea were expected to confirm the positive findings from previous observational ...
The Conversation

A real death: what can you expect during a loved one’s final hours?

It’s hard to predict events in the final days and hours of a person’s life. Some deaths are wonderful – a gentle decline preceding a gracious demise. Certainly these are the sorts of deaths we see in ...