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I feel heaviness on my chest when i lie on my back..is it because of my moderate pulmonary htn? or something else? what to do?
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Unlikely P-HTN: Probably not the pulmonary Hypertension. Could be from congestion, maybe some fluids in the lung, possibly from the ribs or lung lining.
Answered 12/9/2016
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