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Could i be suffering from heart failure if i'm unable to breathe when i lay down or bend over, i've gained a lot of weight lately and i have errythmia?
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CHF: Heart failure is a possibility but not the only one. See your Dr. to be evaluated
Answered 6/13/2014
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