Svensk definition
Anfall av andnöd, ofta efter flera timmars sömn i bakåtlutande ställning. Andningssvårigheten beror ofta på lungödem efter hjärtsvikt. Attackerna åtföljs ibland av hosta, kvävningskänsla, kallsvettning och takykardi.
Dyspnea, Paroxysmal
Paroxysmal dyspné
Engelsk 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.
Svenska synonymer
Paroxysmal nattlig dyspné — Hjärtastma
Engelska synonymer
Paroxysmal Dyspnea — Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea — Dyspnea, Paroxysmal Nocturnal — Nocturnal Dyspnea, Paroxysmal — Asthma, Cardiac — Cardiac Asthma — Cardiac Asthmas