[Cheyne-Stokes respiration in an adolescent with heart failure secondary to dilated cardiomyopathy requiring heart transplantation].

Cheyne-Stokes respiration is a cyclic variant or type of central sleep apnea rare in pediatric population. We describe a 12-yearold female patient with severe heart failure related to dilated cardiomyopathy who demonstrated sleep disorders with Cheyne-Stokes breathing features, which completely resolved following cardiac transplantation.