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Can Dyspnoea Cause Risk To Heart?

im 36 had surgery for pectus excavatum when i was around 5 yrs old. i am verry short winded. im concerned about my heart and lungs, i get worn out very fast. i cant even keep up with my children. i cant play with them and have to make excuses because i get winded so fast. i push my self to keep up, but im afraid my heart is gonna exploid. will my heart last?
Mon, 22 Dec 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
By your history I think you are having uncorrected pectus excavatum. It Is a kind of rib cage anomaly.
With age this anomaly can cause restrictive lung disease. In this lungs are restricted to expand due to rib cage anomaly. So lungs become weak and it further damage heart.
So right sided heart failure with cor pulmonale and pulmonary hypertension can be seen in these patients.
Better to consult pulmonologist and get done PFT ( Pulmonary Function Test ) and 2D Echo to rule out all these. Start chest physiotherapy and deep breathing exercise.
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Can Dyspnoea Cause Risk To Heart?

Thanks for your question on HCM. By your history I think you are having uncorrected pectus excavatum. It Is a kind of rib cage anomaly. With age this anomaly can cause restrictive lung disease. In this lungs are restricted to expand due to rib cage anomaly. So lungs become weak and it further damage heart. So right sided heart failure with cor pulmonale and pulmonary hypertension can be seen in these patients. Better to consult pulmonologist and get done PFT ( Pulmonary Function Test ) and 2D Echo to rule out all these. Start chest physiotherapy and deep breathing exercise.