NIRS Analysis of Periodic Breathing in Heart Failure: Unraveling Ventilation-Perfusion Dynamics
Anno:
2025
Background: Periodic breathing (PB) during exercise involves cyclic fluctuations in minute ventilation, oxygen uptake (V̇O2), and carbon dioxide elimination (V̇CO2). It may persist throughout exercise or only appear initially and is linked to poor prognosis in heart failure (HF) patients, especially when concurrent with sleep-related PB. The effect of…