The Breathless Heart

1. Historical Background and Glossary of the Apnea Phenomenon
Michele Emdin, Alberto Aimo

2. Mechanics and Chemistry of Respiration in Health
Claudio Passino, Elisabetta Cacace, Daniele Caratozzolo, Federico Rossari, Luigi Francesco Saccaro

3. Hypopneas and Apneas as Physiological and Pathological Phenomena Throughout the Life Span
Alberto Giannoni, Chiara Borrelli, Valentina Raglianti

4. Pathophysiology of Central Apneas in Heart Failure
Alberto Giannoni, Maria Sole Morelli, Darrel Francis

5. The Importance of Visceral Feedbacks: Focus on Chemoreceptors
Alberto Giannoni, Alberto Aimo, Francesca Bramanti, Massimo F. Piepoli

6. The Apneas Before and After Heart Failure
Jens Spießhöfer, Olaf Oldenburg

7. Not Only Sleep Apnea: The “Awake” Apneas of the Failing Heart
Maria Teresa Rovere, Roberto Maestri, Gian Domenico Pinna

8. Exertional Oscillatory Ventilation and Central Sleep Apnea in Heart Failure: Siblings, Cousins, or What Else?
Piergiuseppe Agostoni, Anna Apostolo, Ugo Corrà

9. To Breathe, or Not to Breathe: That Is the Question
Gianluca Mirizzi, Alberto Giannoni, Claudio Passino, Michele Emdin

10. Diagnostic Tools: The Easier, the Better
Roberta Poletti, Alberto Aimo, Vincenzo Castiglione, Alessandro Gangi, Giovanni Iudice, Mauro Micalizzi, Claudio Passino, Michele Emdin

11. Diagnostic Tools: Messages from Implanted Devices (Pacemakers as Diagnostic Tools)
Margherita Padeletti, Fabrizio Bandini, Edoardo Gronda, Luigi Padeletti

12. Targeting and Treating Apneas
Claudio Passino, Alberto Giannoni, Alberto Aimo, Gianluca Mirizzi, Michele Emdin

13. Novel Tools for Treating Central Apneas
Maria Rosa Costanzo

14. Breathless Heart: Final Remarks
Michele Emdin, Alberto Giannoni, Claudio Passino

Nyckelord: Medicine & Public Health, Cardiology, Pneumology/Respiratory System, Neurology