Upper UTIs are infections of the kidneys. These are potentially life threatening, if bacteria move from the infected kidney into the blood. This condition is called sepsis. Sepsis can cause dangerously low blood pressures, shock, and death.
So whe you hold your breath, you stop getting oxygen in your lungs that go to your heart. The oxygen level in the blood drops, so your muscles need more oxygen, so the heart pumps faster. This is like running, your muscles need more oxygen so heart pumps faster
Shortness of breath has many causes affecting either the breathing passages and lungs or the heart or blood vessels. An average 150-pound (70 kilogram) adult will breath at an average rate of 14 breaths per minute at rest.Excessively rapid breathing is referred to as hyperventilation.hortness of breath has many causes affecting either the breathing passages and lungs or the heart or blood vessels. An average 150-pound (70 kilogram) adult will breath at an average rate of 14 breaths per minute at rest.