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Does Avorastatin Cause Severe Tiredness And Shortness Of Breath?
.had sob for 10 days or so and had heart cath -90% blockage in one artery and had stented May 16. Put on Avorastatin and blood thinners. Very tired now and still sob. Had two stents in same artery 8 years ago. Could the statin cause the tiredness and sob?
Mon, 18 Jun 2018
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Atorvastatin can cause asthenia or weakness but not shortness of breath. Go gor 2-D Echocardiography.Reduced LVEF might be causing shortness of breath in your case.
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Atorvastatin can cause asthenia or weakness but not shortness of breath. Go gor 2-D Echocardiography.Reduced LVEF might be causing shortness of breath in your case.
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