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Is Heaviness In The Chest A Year After An Aortic Valve Replacement Normal?

I am 1 year out from a Aortic valve replacement. Today i had a real brief episode in that i felt a heaviness in my heart area and could not take a breath, after trying in inhale twice i was able to inhale on the third try. During this my chest heaviness increased. I felt a little dizzy (I was driving) but not bad, it passed and I just felt a bit off for an hour or so. When i got home about 5 minutes later my BP was 100/66 and my pulse was 86. Is this something I should report to my Cardiologist?
Mon, 25 Apr 2016
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Dear Customer , This is Dr. S. Tomar from healthcaremagic.com's medical team and I ll be your medical advisor for this question. First of all thank you for sharing your concern with us and showing trust on us.

Its certainly not normal and you should inform your Cardiologist about it straightaway . ECG ,ECHO and Stress test should be done to rule out any serious issue .
This is my initial response and discussion is open until you have any query or need further clarification.
I wish you good health .
Thank you for your question and feel free to contact further for any question .
sincerely,
Dr. Shardendu Tomar
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Is Heaviness In The Chest A Year After An Aortic Valve Replacement Normal?

Dear Customer , This is Dr. S. Tomar from healthcaremagic.com s medical team and I ll be your medical advisor for this question. First of all thank you for sharing your concern with us and showing trust on us. Its certainly not normal and you should inform your Cardiologist about it straightaway . ECG ,ECHO and Stress test should be done to rule out any serious issue . This is my initial response and discussion is open until you have any query or need further clarification. I wish you good health . Thank you for your question and feel free to contact further for any question . sincerely, Dr. Shardendu Tomar