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In march i started getting short of breath had xray ekg cat scan ultra sound of heart now i have all symptoms of heart failure could they missed it ?

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Shortness of breath: or Breathlessness can be caused by many factors. 22 year olds very rarely have heart failure especially after negative cardiac workup, You should follow up with your Doctor to look for the cause in you.

Answered 5/21/2014

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Dr. Sean O'mara answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Heart failure. : Heart failure usually occurs slowly but can be precipitous. Understanding what the etiology causing the failure helps to understand best routes to evaluate and teat it. Your heart failure could be easily missed especially at your age. Talk to your doctors to understand what happened in your case. Physicians practice to help patients and to ensure they understand what is going on.

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