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Suggest Treatment For Damage At Base Of Heart
hi i am looking for my husband he is 75 had heart attack nov 2013 qnd dec they found damage at base of heart. my question is he is on fluid pill daily but feel its getting worse. the swelling that is he sees his doc on friday will they up the strength of the lasix thanks donna
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
hello madam,
base of the heart MI(heart attack) has shortness of breath and fluid accumulation in legs..
the prognosis depends on extent of damage to the heart muscle and residual function of heart
you dont worry..take him to the doctor ASAP..he may do an echo of heart and fix the dose of lasix and other drugs accordingly..
he will feel better with the symptoms..
in case of severe short of breath take him to emergency room
hope my answer helps you
if you have any more queries i would be happy to
help you..
base of the heart MI(heart attack) has shortness of breath and fluid accumulation in legs..
the prognosis depends on extent of damage to the heart muscle and residual function of heart
you dont worry..take him to the doctor ASAP..he may do an echo of heart and fix the dose of lasix and other drugs accordingly..
he will feel better with the symptoms..
in case of severe short of breath take him to emergency room
hope my answer helps you
if you have any more queries i would be happy to
help you..
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