Preferred Label : dyspnea, paroxysmal;
MeSH 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.;
MeSH synonym : paroxysmal dyspnea;
CISMeF synonym : paroxysmal dyspneas; dyspneas, paroxysmal;
MeSH hyponym : asthma, cardiac; dyspnea, paroxysmal nocturnal; Nocturnal Dyspnea, Paroxysmal; Cardiac Asthma; Cardiac Asthmas;
Origin ID : D004418;
UMLS CUI : C0013405;
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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.
https://www.revmed.ch/RMS/2008/RMS-155/La-dyspnee-laryngee-paroxystique-une-manifestation-extra-oesophagienne-peu-connue-du-reflux-gastro-oesophagien
2008
journal article
gastroesophageal reflux
dyspnea, paroxysmal
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