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What Causes Difficulty In Breathing?

Trouble breathing for 18 months.......all tests were preformed....everything ok.....now echocardiogram show right side of heart enlarged. Doctor says it s a lung problem......what would cause enlargement ? I did have a PE event 4 years ago & take warfin.
Mon, 3 Nov 2014
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Right sided heart is directly rated to lungs. So lung diseases can cause right heart enlargement.
Lung diseases like
1. COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
2. Bronchiectesis
3. Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
4. Pulmonary embolism etc
So better to consult pulmonologist and get done chest x ray and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) for the diagnosis of lung disease.
Yes, pulmonary embolism can cause right heart enlargement if the emboli are chronic.
So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.
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What Causes Difficulty In Breathing?

Thanks for your question on HCM. Right sided heart is directly rated to lungs. So lung diseases can cause right heart enlargement. Lung diseases like 1. COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) 2. Bronchiectesis 3. Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) 4. Pulmonary embolism etc So better to consult pulmonologist and get done chest x ray and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) for the diagnosis of lung disease. Yes, pulmonary embolism can cause right heart enlargement if the emboli are chronic. So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these.