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Can the common cold worsen heart failure? like the mucous?
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Yes: Viral respiratory tract infections can add an extra burden on the heart and in a patient with chronic or incipient congestive heart failure, they can tip him/her into acute congestive heart failure known as pulmonary edema.
Answered 4/14/2019
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