Suggest Treatment For Shortness Of Breath After Stent Placement

Posted on Sun, 8 Feb 2015

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Question : I had 2 stents put in 3 months ago. Now I have shortness of breath. I had a echo stress test 2 months ago. This is a new . After stents I didn't have shortness of breath.

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
This may be a sign of myocardial ischemia, you should go to the ER...

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking!
I read your query and understood your concerns.

You are experiencing shortness of breath (dyspnea), which you didn't have after coronary stenting. This may be a sign of myocardial ischemia and an equivalent sign for chest pain.

My advice is that you should go to the ER for an emergent evaluation to exclude any lifethreatening situation. If everything is ok you should contact your cardiologist and plan another cardiac evaluation (including Echo stress test).

Wish you health!
Dr. Benard

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar