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.
The most common sleep breathing disorder is Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), which is caused when the upper throat muscles relax too much during sleep, cutting off or restricting the airway. (1-4) These episodes, which also cause the oxygen level in the blood to drop, last from 10 seconds to a minute or longer.