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What can cause heart muscles to harden? and can this cause shortness of breath?
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Hypertension: High blood pressure is the most common cause, but there are others. A stiffer heart may still be an excellent pump, but because it doesn't relax as well it transfers a higher pressure to the lungs, which can make you short of breath. This is called diastolic dysfunction.
Answered 1/1/2023
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