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Experiencing Shortness Of Breath. Stent Placed A Year Ago. Should I Get It Checked?
My husband has been experiencing shortness of breath and concerned on what it might be causing it. He s had a stent put in about a year ago. He s going to be 85 in Oct but is very active and with it. Should he see a doctor soon I would appreciate your advice as he s stubborn and won t think this might be something brewing. Thank you sooo much
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Dear patient, his shortness of breath could be due to cardiac or pulmonary cause , so you should get him checked by both a cardiologist and a pulmonologist and the treatement will depend up on the cause of breathlessness
thanks
Dr Arshad
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Dear patient, his shortness of breath could be due to cardiac or pulmonary cause , so you should get him checked by both a cardiologist and a pulmonologist and the treatement will depend up on the cause of breathlessness
thanks
Dr Arshad
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Hi Concerned Wife,
First go and visit your cardiologist and repeat an Echo. Secondly, get a lung function test done. If he is smoking he my have bronchitis( acute or chronic) which could be the reason for his breathlessness.
Dr Indu Bubna
Pulmonologist
First go and visit your cardiologist and repeat an Echo. Secondly, get a lung function test done. If he is smoking he my have bronchitis( acute or chronic) which could be the reason for his breathlessness.
Dr Indu Bubna
Pulmonologist
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