paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
episodes of respiratory distress that awaken patients from sleep and are related to posture (especially reclining at night), usually attributed to congestive heart failure with pulmonary edema but sometimes occurring in patients with chronic pulmonary diseases.

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