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Can Coughing Be A Sign Of A Heart Condition?

My husband coughs quite severly when he does any lifting. He gets short of breath when he does anything sometimes coughing. He has a PFT test done and said he was normal for not having COPD, I have it. They said his heart could make him do this, is it possible?
Fri, 27 Nov 2015
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Yes , when your heart pumping is on the lower side there be be some collection of fluids in lung spaces causing cough with expectorantion and breathlessness , particularly the cough increases while he lies down flat in bed or at night / early morning and the breathlessness is more when he exerts himself .
The best way to rule that out is getting a 2 d echocardiography which will give us an idea of the heart function .
Let me know if any clarification needed in this context
Regards Dr Priyank Mody
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Can Coughing Be A Sign Of A Heart Condition?

Yes , when your heart pumping is on the lower side there be be some collection of fluids in lung spaces causing cough with expectorantion and breathlessness , particularly the cough increases while he lies down flat in bed or at night / early morning and the breathlessness is more when he exerts himself . The best way to rule that out is getting a 2 d echocardiography which will give us an idea of the heart function . Let me know if any clarification needed in this context Regards Dr Priyank Mody