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What Causes Difficulty Breathing While Having Hypertension?

I am 76 years old and in good health save for some mild hypertension. I am physically active (golf 3 times a week). Lately I have experienced moments when I have some trouble getting a full breath of air...not quite gasping but I have to make a conscious effort to draw in a full breath. I am a moderate consumer of alchohol and smoke an average of one cigar a day.
Mon, 16 Feb 2015
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hello,
thank you for your query.
there are different causes of breathlesness but which are relevant to you are:
heart causes:heart failure,pulmonary edema
lung causes:COPD,interstitial lung disease,pneumonia
i shall advise you to
quit smoking
check BP,XRAY chest,ECHO,LUNG function.
also consult a cardiologist because thorough history and clinical examination is needed to reach provisional diagnosis.
hope this is helpful.
regards.
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What Causes Difficulty Breathing While Having Hypertension?

hello, thank you for your query. there are different causes of breathlesness but which are relevant to you are: heart causes:heart failure,pulmonary edema lung causes:COPD,interstitial lung disease,pneumonia i shall advise you to quit smoking check BP,XRAY chest,ECHO,LUNG function. also consult a cardiologist because thorough history and clinical examination is needed to reach provisional diagnosis. hope this is helpful. regards.