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Shortness of breath (paroxysmal dyspnea), sonorous rales, and expiratory wheezes that resemble bronchial asthma; related to cardiac failure.
cardiac asthma
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An asthmatic attack due to bronchoconstriction caused by pulmonary congestion and failure of the left ventricle.
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