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Shortness Of Breath While Exercising, Tingling In Arm. Heart Problem?
I am a woman 68 years old who gets shortness of breath on exercising, sometimes just walking across the room. Today I was exercising and I not only got out of breath and had to stop but felt dizzy and had tingling down my left arm. Wondering whether I should be concerned about my heart. The episode passed in about five minutes.
hi welcome to HCM -hi i had gone through your query and understand your concerns. i would come up with two most possibilities to fit your condition .these include
1.the first one may be ANGINA PECTORIS; is the heart pain.ECG may confirm the diagnosis
2.second possibility is,ACID PEPSIC DYSPEPSIA;produce similar complaints.
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Shortness Of Breath While Exercising, Tingling In Arm. Heart Problem?
hi welcome to HCM -hi i had gone through your query and understand your concerns. i would come up with two most possibilities to fit your condition .these include 1.the first one may be ANGINA PECTORIS; is the heart pain.ECG may confirm the diagnosis 2.second possibility is,ACID PEPSIC DYSPEPSIA;produce similar complaints. I hope this is helpful for you, thank you