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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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- Dyspnea, Paroxysmal
- Asthma, Cardiac
- Dyspnea, Paroxysmal Nocturnal
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
- Cardiac Asthma
- Cardiac Asthmas
- Nocturnal Dyspnea, Paroxysmal
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Paroxysmal Dyspnea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004418. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004418
- Paroxysmal Dyspnea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroxysmal_nocturnal_dyspnoea
- Paroxysmal Dyspnea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3229220