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Cause And Cure For Fluid Around Heart
i had heart surgery on march twenty second of this year. it was for a valve leak repair and mitral valve prolapse. both were done minervally invesive. i had an echo and treadmill stress test done yesterday. it showed a heartrate of 115. the nurse said she thinks she sees fluid around the heart, but the echo is okay. they sent me for blood tests . what will this show and what if they find something with the blood tests. why is this happening. i am really scared.
Fri, 24 Feb 2017
Don't worry about it,it's called as pericardial effusion...which sometimes happens after surgery.
sometimes, It will resolve by its own.
sometimes, It will resolve by its own.
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