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What Causes Breathlessness After Putting Stents?
after removing a blood clot and placing two stents coding twice, i now have six stents and a few minutes after the first surgery {had 2} i was have a hard time breathing, i was gasping for seven months and to a number of doctors. it gas gotten better but i I m very short winded after walking a few steps or just sitting i I m short of breath. i can t talking with out have to stop and tai a deep breath HELP
Thu, 26 Mar 2015
Hi,
As you have mentioned you have undergone multiple stenting (PTCA), there is high possibility of compromised left ventricular function (which can be known from your echocardiography 2DEcho report-- presence of regional wall motion abnormalities of heart wall, akinesia, hypokinesia , low left ventricular ejection fraction)
Because of low left ventricular ejection fraction heart cannot pump adequate blood forward to fulfill need of body. That's why more breathing difficulty while exertion as there is more need for blood supply to body.
Sometimes there may development of back pressure changes on lungs and there is lung congestion which further agravate breathlessness.
That's why you should restrict you physical activity to minimal for your daily life, restrict daily water intake, you are in need of specific medicine like diuretics, B blockers, ACEI/ARBs along with blood thinners & statins, that help in removing extra water from body and prevent lung congestion, reduces work load on heart.
As you have mentioned you have undergone multiple stenting (PTCA), there is high possibility of compromised left ventricular function (which can be known from your echocardiography 2DEcho report-- presence of regional wall motion abnormalities of heart wall, akinesia, hypokinesia , low left ventricular ejection fraction)
Because of low left ventricular ejection fraction heart cannot pump adequate blood forward to fulfill need of body. That's why more breathing difficulty while exertion as there is more need for blood supply to body.
Sometimes there may development of back pressure changes on lungs and there is lung congestion which further agravate breathlessness.
That's why you should restrict you physical activity to minimal for your daily life, restrict daily water intake, you are in need of specific medicine like diuretics, B blockers, ACEI/ARBs along with blood thinners & statins, that help in removing extra water from body and prevent lung congestion, reduces work load on heart.
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