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Dyspnea, Paroxysmal  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A disorder characterized by sudden attacks of respiratory distress in at rest patients with HEART FAILURE and PULMONARY EDEMA. It usually occurs at night after several hours of sleep in a reclining position. Patients awaken with a feeling of suffocation, coughing, a cold sweat, and TACHYCARDIA. When there is significant WHEEZING, it is called cardiac asthma.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-J66741CW-3

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