This case explores Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR), a breathing pattern common in heart failure and brain injury patients. Using diaphragmatic ultrasound, the study assesses a 74-year-old patient with heart failure exhibiting CSR during sleep. Diaphragmatic excursion patterns reveal the characteristic crescendo-decrescendo pattern of CSR.
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Cheong et al. (2024) studied this question.
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