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Swollen Ankles And Shortness Of Breath

My mother had a stent put in about 1 month ago. She was put on toporol and plavix. Lately she has been experiencing swollen ankles and shortness of breath. Could this be related?
Wed, 16 Dec 2009
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very definitely it could be related, she could be in congestive heart failure, she needs to see her cardiologist like yesterday.

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Swollen Ankles And Shortness Of Breath

very definitely it could be related, she could be in congestive heart failure, she needs to see her cardiologist like yesterday.