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What Causes Heaviness In Chest And Uncontrolled Blood Pressure?

I'm seriously seeking answers regarding my mom. She is 70 years old, has severe shortness of breath with something as simple as taking a shower, takes her 15-20 min to get her breath back, she keeps a heaviness/pressure in her chest, and has uncontrolled blood pressure, with a history of TIA's. In the process of changing bp meds to try to get control, EKG shows normal and stress test from 8 months ago was normal. Symptoms are not getting better but maybe even worse. Could there be something they are missing?
Fri, 22 Apr 2016
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Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
In my opinion, she should definitely investigated in detail to rule out heart failure and coronary heart disease (CAD) because her all symptoms are suggestive of cardiac diseases.
So better to consult cardiologist and get done fresh reports like
1. Ecg
2. 2d echo.
3. Stress test (trade mill test)
4. Coronary angiography (if required).
She may need diuretics and other cardiac supportive drugs.
So, consult cardiologist and discuss all these.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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What Causes Heaviness In Chest And Uncontrolled Blood Pressure?

Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. In my opinion, she should definitely investigated in detail to rule out heart failure and coronary heart disease (CAD) because her all symptoms are suggestive of cardiac diseases. So better to consult cardiologist and get done fresh reports like 1. Ecg 2. 2d echo. 3. Stress test (trade mill test) 4. Coronary angiography (if required). She may need diuretics and other cardiac supportive drugs. So, consult cardiologist and discuss all these. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.