Cheyne-Stokes respiration

Description

Cheyne-Stokes respiration

History

1818 – John Cheyne

1854 – William Stokes

1953 – On March 4th 1953, the Soviet press announced that Joseph Stalin was ill and had ‘Cheyne-Stokes respiration‘. The following day he died.

Associated Persons

• John Cheyne (1777–1836)
• William Stokes (1804–1878)

References

Original references

• Cheyne J. A case of apoplexy in which the fleshy part of the heart was converted into fat. Dublin Hospital Reports. 1818;2:216-223. [Cheyne-Stokes Respiration] [Reprinted: Cardiac Classics. 1941;1:317-320]
• Stokes W. Fatty degeneration of the heart. In: The Diseases of the heart and the aorta. 1854:302-340
• Gibson GA. On Cheyne-Stokes Respiration. Trans Med Chir Soc Edinb. 1889;8:193-196.

Review articles

• Gessen M. “The Death of Stalin” Captures the Terrifying Absurdity of a Tyrant. The New Yorker. March 6 2018