Dyspnea, Paroxysmal

**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.

**Tree numbers:** - C08.618.326.396 - C14.280.434.313 - C23.888.852.371.396