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.
Also Known As:
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea; Dyspnea, Paroxysmal; Dyspnea, Paroxysmal Nocturnal; Cardiac Asthma; Cardiac Asthmas; Nocturnal Dyspnea, Paroxysmal; Asthma, Cardiac