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What to pursue if all tests normal (cbc, cxr, echo, ecg, spiro) but history of breathlessness (saying "hi" is tiring) for 20+ years? feeling hopeless

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Need a workup: Including perhaps a cardiac catheterization or at least some serious imaging. At your age, with this history, the first entity I would consider is Ayerza's idiopathic pulmonary hypertension.

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Answered 9/2/2015

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A member asked:

What to pursue if all tests normal (cbc, cxr, echo, ecg, spiro) but history of breathlessness (saying "hi" is tiring) for 20+ years? feeling hopeless

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Dr Willson agreed

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