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cardiac ischemia shortness breath
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Szawaluk answered
31 years experience Cardiology
Very possible: Shortness of breath often is a manifestation of cardiac ischemia. Although chest pain is a well known sign of cardiac ischemia , shortness of breath n ... Read More
Dr. Cynthia Thaik answered
31 years experience Cardiology
Possible : While shortness of breath could represent coronary ischemia, this is not likely to be the only presenting symptom for coronary ischemia. If a patient ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
51 years experience Cardiology
Shortness of breath: Cardiac ischemia is a cause of shortness of breath.
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Aaron Milstone answered
27 years experience Pulmonology
Uncertain: The exact mechanism by which cardiac ischemia causes dyspnea is unknown. There are a number of possible reasons including 1) increased pulmonary edem ... Read More
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Dr. Liviu Klein answered
23 years experience Cardiology
Symptoms: Cardiac ischemia (lack of enough blood supply to a part of the heart muscle) can manifest as shorteness of breath (second most common symptom after ch ... Read More
A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Joshua Rovner answered
19 years experience Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Ischemia: You should discuss this with your cardiologist who may want to get a stress test before giving you specifics.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rick Koch answered
22 years experience Cardiology
Decrease: Blood flow & oxygenation of heart muscle.
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Dipesh Pokharel answered
17 years experience Cardiology
Yes: Cardiac ischemia causes lack of blood flow to the heart muscle and can trigger ventricular arrhythmia. Premature ventricular contraction is common. I ... Read More
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A 41-year-old male asked:
Dr. Creighton Wright answered
56 years experience General Surgery
Not: Does not predict, but shows rhythym, and evolving changes with ischemia, like in a stress test or myocardial, infarction.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Jost answered
36 years experience Cardiology
Overlap: Cardiac ischemia can be the result of coronary artery disease, cad, the latter being a progressive disease that can result in plaque/cholesterol build ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeremiah Gelles answered
55 years experience Cardiology
See a cardiologist.: The EKG needs to be read and evaluated in context by an expert. It would be very very very unusual for a woman your age to have true ischemia on a res ... Read More
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