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What Causes Tightness In Chest And Palpitations After Triple Bypass Surgery?
Good day Doctor. After 2 years after my triple bypass I am still experiencing a tight chest, i have palpitations and shortness of breath and cannot sleep due to the fact that I can hear my heart beating.The chest pains are not sore but very uncomfortable.When sleeping i can only sleep on my right side, when sleeping on the left side I experience a shortness of breath. Please help with some advice.
Wed, 13 Apr 2016
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The symptoms indicate that your heart may not be functioning as it should, you may have some degree of heart failure.
You may need to consider a review by your cardiologist, an echo and stress test may be need to assess function.
Additional medication may be needed to optimize heart function.
I hope this helps
The symptoms indicate that your heart may not be functioning as it should, you may have some degree of heart failure.
You may need to consider a review by your cardiologist, an echo and stress test may be need to assess function.
Additional medication may be needed to optimize heart function.
I hope this helps
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