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A member asked:
My mom's lower legs have been swelling. bp 163/80 pulse 49. hist lupus and overweight. chances heart failure ?lupus attacking kidneys? waiting on labs
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Need echocardiogram: right heart failure with pulmonary arterial hypertension should be ruled out, start with an echo in addition to other testing by a specialist who treats this disease which is life threatening.
Answered 5/4/2015
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Always a chance: But why speculate at this point. It sounds like her evaluation is already in the works, which is great. Now try to be patient while the data comes back to better.guide you about her issues at hand.
Answered 4/25/2015
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