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What Could Heaviness And Shortness Of Breath Post Open Heart Surgery?
My father has a pacemaker/difibrillator. He had open heart surgery when he was 59/ double pypass and a valve transplant. He is 78 now. Shortly after he eats or drinks anything, he feels a heaviness in his stomach (no pain) and shortness of breath.
Wed, 17 May 2017
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He has got a history of heart disease with bypass surgery and valve replacement with a defibrillator. The symptoms he is getting may be due to acidity. But a cardiac cause should be ruled out.
Please do a ECG and 2d echo. ECG will show the electrical activity of the heart indicating he functioning of he pacemaker /defibrillator.
2 d echo will show the structure of he heart, its valves, the functioning of the valves, the leak between the valves and the pumping function of the heart.
Please do the above and revert back with the findings.
Wishing him good healh
Regards
Welcome to HCM .
He has got a history of heart disease with bypass surgery and valve replacement with a defibrillator. The symptoms he is getting may be due to acidity. But a cardiac cause should be ruled out.
Please do a ECG and 2d echo. ECG will show the electrical activity of the heart indicating he functioning of he pacemaker /defibrillator.
2 d echo will show the structure of he heart, its valves, the functioning of the valves, the leak between the valves and the pumping function of the heart.
Please do the above and revert back with the findings.
Wishing him good healh
Regards
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