Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome (CSAS) and Cheyne-Stokes breathing are prevalent in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). Positive respiratory pressure therapy (PAP) associated with drug therapy for heart failure can improve quality of life, although tolerance to PAP therapy can be difficult to achieve. Materials and method: Patients for this prospective, mono-center, cohort study were selected from patients with chronic heart failure who present at the Sleep Laboratory of the Medical Clinic of Pneumology, Oradea who underwent polysomnography. 38 HFrEF and CSAS patients were included between January 2019 to December 2021 in the study, with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) >=15/hour of sleep. Echocardiographic hemodynamic parameters (left ventricular ejection fraction-LVEF, mitral regurgitation score), PAP compliance, and quality of life using the severe respiratory failure questionnaire (SRI) at the initiation of PAP and after 3 months were included. Results: After 3 months of PAP therapy LVEF increased significantly (from 31.4% ±12.2to 38.0%±10.9, p=0.0181), AHI decreased (from 40.1±18.7 to 6.8±6.1 events/h, p<0.0001) and all the categories of SRI showed improvement with significant general score increase (from 57.0±15.1 to 66.6±16.9, p<0.0001). Conclusion: The association of PAP therapy with drug therapy in patients with HFrEF and CSAS improves hemodynamic parameters and quality of life. Keywords: Chronic heart failure, positive airway pressure therapy, central sleep apnea syndrome
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