Published Online: May 30, 2014
Page range: 14 - 16
Received: Nov 10, 2013
Accepted: Feb 03, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cipms-2014-0004
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Central sleep apnea (CSA) is a disease characterized by repetitive episodes of the socalled central apneas during sleep. The disease has a very complex etiology. In clinical practice, the most important causes of CSA are disorders of the central nervous system, congestive heart failure or certain pathological changes of the respiratory muscles. We present a case of a 43-year-old male with severe CSA, who was successfully treated with BiPAP ST equipment.