Cardiac and respiratory effects of continuous positive airway pressure and noninvasive ventilation in acute cardiac pulmonary edema

Abstract

This study demonstrates that NPPV was more effective at unloading the respiratory muscles than CPAP in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema. In addition, NPPV and 10 cm H2O CPAP produced a reduction in right and left ventricular preload, which suggests an improvement in cardiac performance.