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Male 74. Have Had Hypertension 8 Yrs. Controlled. Went To
Question: Male 74. Have had hypertension 8 yrs. controlled. Went to E.R. for back pain. Had a cat scan. The report said, "Heart murmur --- ""pulmonary arteries demonstrate mild central enlargement, consistent with mild pulmonary hypertension. Neither the E.R. doctor or my own doctor (who saw the report) seemed overly concerned. Sometime when I exert myself (mowing the yard, etc.) I get a mild ""stinging"" across my chest which stops when I stop and cool off. Is that ""mild sting"" because of the ""central enlargement"" the report said??? I FEEL ABSOLUTELY GREAT. NO pain, no chest discomfort, numbness, dizziness, weakness, shortness of breath, etc. etc. Just curious
Brief Answer:
I would explian as follows:
Detailed Answer:
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I passed carefully through your question and would explain that it is important to investigate for the possible cause underlying the pulmonary artery enlargement.
Is it caused by a chronic pulmonary disease (pulmonary arterial vessels, pulmonary tissue, bronchial tree), or chronic heart failure is the reason?
Coming to this point, I would recommend discussing with your doctor on the possibility of performing additional tests like cardiac ultrasound, pulmonary function tests, arterial blood gas analysis.
Pulmonary hypertension could be reliably estimated by means of cardiac ultrasound.
You shouldn't worry about that stinging sensation, just discuss with your doctor to further investigate your clinical conditions.
In case of any further questions, feel free to ask me again.
Kind regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka
cardiologist
I would explian as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Welcome to Ask a Doctor service!
I passed carefully through your question and would explain that it is important to investigate for the possible cause underlying the pulmonary artery enlargement.
Is it caused by a chronic pulmonary disease (pulmonary arterial vessels, pulmonary tissue, bronchial tree), or chronic heart failure is the reason?
Coming to this point, I would recommend discussing with your doctor on the possibility of performing additional tests like cardiac ultrasound, pulmonary function tests, arterial blood gas analysis.
Pulmonary hypertension could be reliably estimated by means of cardiac ultrasound.
You shouldn't worry about that stinging sensation, just discuss with your doctor to further investigate your clinical conditions.
In case of any further questions, feel free to ask me again.
Kind regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka
cardiologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks doc. Appreciate it. Took a load off my mind. Have a blessed weekend.
Brief Answer:
You are welcome!
Detailed Answer:
Glad to have been helpful!
Let me know in case of any further health issues.
Wishing you good health!
Regards,
Dr. Iliri
You are welcome!
Detailed Answer:
Glad to have been helpful!
Let me know in case of any further health issues.
Wishing you good health!
Regards,
Dr. Iliri
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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