Nocturnal Paroxysmal Dyspnea Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Pulmonary Edema

/or comorbid paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and orthopnea are present, even in patients with preeclampsia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

nocturnal dyspnea" if it causes you to wake up 1 to 2 hours after falling asleep and struggle to catch your breath.) [medlineplus.gov]

In some patients, extreme edema may result in paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, although the pathogenesis of this conditions is not well-understood. [pathwaymedicine.org]

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Congestive Heart Failure

Features due to left heart failure: Dyspnea, orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea: These symptoms develop due to congestion of the lungs. [symptoma.com]

Major criteria: · Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea · Neck vein distention · Rales · Radiographic cardiomegaly (increasing heart size on chest radiography) · Acute pulmonary edema [medicalcriteria.com]

Later on orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea also develop. Later on dyspnea occurs even at rest. Orthopnea refers to breathlessness on lying flat. [symptoma.com]

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Heart Failure

When the legs are elevated at night, the fluid redistributes centrally, causing pulmonary edema that results in orthopnea (dyspnea while laying flat) or paroxysmal nocturnal [healio.com]

dyspnea, or PND. [healio.com]

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Cardiomyopathy

Symptoms: Patients with cardiomyopathy will typically present with dyspnea, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, bilateral edema, and fatigue. [symptoma.com]

These symptoms of heart failure most commonly include dyspnea, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and fluid retention. How Is Postpartum Cardiomyopathy Treated? [verywellhealth.com]

nocturnal dyspnea, and edema. [aafp.org]

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Coronary Atherosclerosis

Dyspnea, Orthopnea, and Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea. Butterworth Publishers. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2014. [en.wikipedia.org]

nocturnal dyspnea.[2] It affects between 1–2% of the general United States population and occurs in 10% of those over 65 years old.[2][13] Risk factors for acute decompensation [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] and efforts to increase blood flow.[2] Congestive heart failure[edit] Congestive heart failure frequently presents with shortness of breath with exertion, orthopnea, and paroxysmal [en.wikipedia.org]

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High Output Heart Failure

He denied orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and lower-extremity swelling. He also denied abdominal pain, hematochezia, melena, diarrhea, and flushing. [annals.org]

Attacks of breathlessness severe enough to wake the patient frequently occur during sleep ( paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea ). [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Symptoms like dyspnea (difficulty in breathing), orthopnea (shortness of breath when lying flat) and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (a severe increase in shortness of breath [ausmed.com]

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Aortic Valve Stenosis

Other symptoms associated with AS are related to cardiac failure, such as paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, orthopnea, and dyspnea on exertion. [symptoma.com]

The patient also presented dyspnea on minimal exertion, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and edema of lower limbs. The patient denied fever. [scielo.br]

The clinical picture consists of the SAD triad: syncope upon physical exertion, angina and dyspnea. [symptoma.com]

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Dilated Cardiomyopathy

nocturnal dyspnea (waking up in the middle of the night out of breath) Fatigue, decreased exercise capacity Swelling in the lower limbs (edema) or stomach However, some patients [icm-mhi.org]

The following are the symptoms with which a patient may present: fatigue, orthopnea, dyspnea on exertion, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, increasing edema, weight gain, or an [symptoma.com]

At presentation she had dyspnea at rest, orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. [doi.org]

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Mitral Valve Insufficiency

Patients may be asymptomatic or may have manifestations like fatigue caused by reduced cardiac output, tachypnea or dyspnea, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and hemoptysis [symptoma.com]

When the legs are elevated at night, the fluid redistributes centrally, causing pulmonary edema and resulting in orthopnea (dyspnea while lying flat) or paroxysmal nocturnal [healio.com]

Signs of left heart failure including paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and orthopnea can occur. [healio.com]

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Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

Pulmonary congestion reduces when the patient is in erect position, it results in improvement in symptoms. [1],[2],[5] Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea [explainmedicine.com]

nocturnal dyspnea) Chest pain or pressure may be present along with the above symptoms Fatigue and weakness are commonly associated with cardiomyopathy Dizziness and lightheadedness [dovemed.com]

[…] patients in whom the additional volume cannot be pumped out by the left ventricle, there is a significant reduction in vital capacity and pulmonary compliance with resultant dyspnea [explainmedicine.com]

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Aortic Valve Insufficiency

Symptoms include exertional dyspnea, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, palpitations, and chest pain. [msdmanuals.com]

As the disease progresses, orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea start to occur. Angina is predominantly nocturnal in these patients. [symptoma.com]

Angina with exertion, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea are also principal complaints. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

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Primary Cardiomyopathy

nocturnal dyspnea, and edema. [aafp.org]

[…] atrial fibrillation (Paf)発作性心房細動 paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea発作性夜間呼吸困難 paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia(PSVT)発作性上室性頻拍 paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia (PVT)発作性心室頻拍 [tokyo-med.ac.jp]

Symptoms of heart failure may include shortness of breath, fatigue, cough, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and edema. [aafp.org]

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Myocardial Fibrosis

Additionally, fatigue, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and orthopnea may be present. Thromboembolic complications may occur in EMF. [emedicine.medscape.com]

With left ventricular involvement, dyspnea is the predominant symptom, especially exertional dyspnea. [emedicine.medscape.com]

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Mitral Valve Stenosis

(paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea) and orthopnea, especially when supine Hemoptysis Atrial fibrillation Later stages: signs and symptoms of right-sided heart failure References [amboss.com]

As the stenosis worsens, symptoms of orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea or dyspnea on exertion develops. [symptoma.com]

As stenosis intensifies Dyspnea may be encountered at rest and may evolve to include orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. [pathwaymedicine.org]

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Acute Myocarditis

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic potential of a novel cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) based multiparametric imaging approach in suspected myocarditis and to compare it to traditional Lake Louise criteria (LLC). METHODS: CMR data from 67 patients with suspected acute[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Toxic Myocarditis

Aluminum phosphide (ALP) is a pesticide that is highly toxic. It is a mitochondrial toxin that causes death by cardiac and metabolic toxicity. The most ominous effect is cardiac toxicity, which may range from minor electrocardiographic abnormalities to severe depression of cardiac contractility secondary to toxic[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy

Furthermore, some will have paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and episodic coughs that produce frothy sputum. [symptoma.com]

Dyspnea, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea are the hallmark complaints, but chest discomfort, fatigue, palpitations, dizziness, syncope, anorexia, and many others [emedicine.com]

A majority will experience dyspnea on exertion. As ACM progresses, patients can develop orthopnea. [symptoma.com]

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Viral Myocarditis

AIMS: Viral myocarditis (VM) is an important cause of heart failure and sudden cardiac death in young healthy adults; it is also an aetiological precursor of dilated cardiomyopathy. We explored the role of the miR-221/-222 family that is up-regulated in VM. METHODS AND RESULTS: Here, we show that microRNA-221[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Secondary Cardiomyopathy

nocturnal dyspnea, and edema. [aafp.org]

Symptoms of heart failure may include shortness of breath, fatigue, cough, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and edema. [aafp.org]

nocturnal dyspnea, edema ECG shows LVH Echocardiography shows enlarged ventricular chamber, normal or decreased wall thickness, systolic dysfunction Pharmacologic therapy [aafp.org]

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Rheumatic Heart Disease

Children with CHF may also experience shortness of breath on lying flat (orthopnea) or episodes of shortness of breath that wake them from sleep (paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea [ssa.gov]

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Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy

decreased exercise tolerance, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. [medbullets.com]

nocturnal dyspnea, and edema. [aafp.org]

Signs and symptoms (orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea) of left heart failure are also present. [circ.ahajournals.org]

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Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

/or comorbid paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and orthopnea are present, even in patients with preeclampsia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Symptoms may include shortness of breath, persistent cough, dyspnea on exertion, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, chest pain, palpitations, dizziness, and abdominal [appliedradiology.com]

These symptoms of heart failure most commonly include dyspnea, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and fluid retention. How Is Postpartum Cardiomyopathy Treated? [heartdisease.about.com]

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Cardiac Asthma

Cardiac asthma is also called paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea or paroxysmal dyspnea. It is not an asthma in true sense. It is wheezing caused by congestive heart failure. [breath.ygoy.com]

Cardiac asthma is a medical symptom, also known as paroxysmal dyspnea or paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea ("PND"). [morebooks.de]

pallor, and anxiety called also paroxysmal dyspnea * * * paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea that occurs in association with heart disease, such as left ventricular failure. [medicine.academic.ru]

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Chagas Disease

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, orthopnea, and jugular venous distension), arrhythmias ( e.g., palpitations, weakness, and syncope), stroke ( e.g., focal neurological deficit [medbullets.com]

[…] sleep (paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea). [verywellhealth.com]

These include: Dyspnea (shortness of breath). [verywellhealth.com]

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Lutembacher Syndrome

Case Reports Case presentation 1 A 53-year-old female was referred to our cardiology clinic with shortness of breath, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. [go.gale.com]

Signs of pulmonary venous congestion may be seen, such as paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, orthopnea, and hemoptysis. [xpertdox.com]

Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, orthopnea, and hemoptysis are signs of pulmonary venous congestion. [checkorphan.org]

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Dilated Cardiomyopathy 1NN

DCM usually presents with any one of the following: (1) Heart failure with symptoms of congestion (edema, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea) and/or reduced cardiac output [flybase.org]

The patients present with a wide range of symptoms like dyspnea, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, arrhythmias or complications associated with DCM. [ark.no]

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Chronic Pulmonary Edema

In some patients, extreme edema may result in paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, although the pathogenesis of this conditions is not well-understood. [pathwaymedicine.org]

Orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea are two variants of shortness of breath seen in association with pulmonary edema. [emedicinehealth.com]

When edematous fluid is large in volume it can redistribute when an individual lies supine, affecting more lung tissue and thus worsening dyspnea, a phenomenon known as orthopnea [pathwaymedicine.org]

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Chronic Right-Sided Congestive Heart Failure

Sometimes there is intermittent shortness of breath at night (paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea). [sharecare.com]

[…] on exertion orthopnea paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea fatigue pulmonary edema Physical exam cardiovascular exam pitting lower extremity edema jugular venous distention S3 sound [medbullets.com]

[…] and fatigue 1,2 orthopnea: dyspnea in the recumbent position, may use multiple pillows at night 1,2 paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea: dyspnea that awakens the patient from sleep [radiopaedia.org]

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Bronchitis

Dyspnea, Orthopnea, and Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea. Butterworth Publishers. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2014. [en.wikipedia.org]

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Acute Bronchitis

Dyspnea, Orthopnea, and Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea. Butterworth Publishers. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2014. [en.wikipedia.org]

nocturnal dyspnea.[2] It affects between 1–2% of the general United States population and occurs in 10% of those over 65 years old.[2][18] Risk factors for acute decompensation [en.wikipedia.org]

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