Chest. 1991 Oct;100(4):1168-9.

Cardiorespiratory arrest following peak expiratory flow measurement during attack of asthma.

Lemarchand P, Labrune S, Herer B, Huchon GJ.

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Université de Paris René Descartes, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Boulogne, France.

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We report two episodes of cardiorespiratory arrest immediately after measurement of peak expiratory flow in two young asthmatic subjects during an attack of asthma. Various mechanisms could be involved, particularly airway inflammation.

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