This improves blood flow to the heart. muscle and relieves symptoms (usually chest pain). Stents are used depending on certain features of the. artery blockage. Factors that affect whether a stent can. be used include the size of the artery and where the. blockage is.
Usually, this gasping or agonal breathing stops within about four minutes, which is why many experts have not recognized this phenomenon so far! Gasping is a survival reflex triggered by the brain and can increase the chances of survival for someone in cardiac arrest.
why do i stop breathing at night. christen1. I have had problems with after I fall asleep that I stop breathing and I get jolted awake gasping for air. My father and my uncle have also told me about these problems that they themselves have had but never told me that they have totally stopped breathing and been gasping for air. I can almost pin point the nights when I am going to have this problem.