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How come i have shortness of breath on minimal exertion not cardiac related?
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Short of breath: Pulmonary disease is very common, obstructive pulmonary disease is a common cause, weakness of respiratory muscles and interstitial lung disease all do the same as well as a bunch of other things; the heart is just one of many causes of sob, anemia can do it too.
Answered 4/5/2013
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