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What Causes Shortness Of Breath After Recovering From A Heart Attack?

Had a STEMI rt side artery heart attack 3 weeks ago... then Angioplasty STENT implanted... since recovery began have experienced irratic times of need to catch my breath with a deep inhale especially occurs while horizontal...making sleep problems... when asked... told it could have been a collapsed portion in the lung during Stemi.... any ideas???
Mon, 30 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Are you overweight? First possibility in patients with heart attack is of heart failure and accumulation of fluid in the lungs, which lead to shortness of breath on lying down. So get your ejection fraction confirmed and of low then you ll need diuretics. Also, see if any diastolic dysfunction is there or not, as it can also cause similar symptoms. Get this checked or you may attach your echo and other reports here.

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What Causes Shortness Of Breath After Recovering From A Heart Attack?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Are you overweight? First possibility in patients with heart attack is of heart failure and accumulation of fluid in the lungs, which lead to shortness of breath on lying down. So get your ejection fraction confirmed and of low then you ll need diuretics. Also, see if any diastolic dysfunction is there or not, as it can also cause similar symptoms. Get this checked or you may attach your echo and other reports here. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.