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Had 2 Stents Inserted In The Artery. Having Persistent Cough Since Then. Cause?
I have had 2 Xience v Stents place in my artery and since that I have had a chronic cough that I can get rid of. I had the first stint put in and we thought at the time that I had the flu because I had flu like symthoms I have received a z pack from my doctor and some cough medicine and it seem to be ok at the time 2 weeks later I had the same kind of stint put in and it started all over again and I have been on cough medicine ever since. My primary doctor thinks that it is from the medicine that is on the stints.
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Sun, 2 Dec 2012
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Hi , WElcome to HCM ,
few cardiac medicine can cause cough also , like ACE inhibitor group of medicine ,
so first find out are you on any of this medicine like ramipril , enalapril etc ,
do following thing to reduce cough
take plain water steam inhalation daily 2 to 3 times ,
avoid cold drinks , cold water ,
do warm water gargles ,
do regular walking ,
if still persist cough consult your cardiologist and get evaluated for cough .
take care
few cardiac medicine can cause cough also , like ACE inhibitor group of medicine ,
so first find out are you on any of this medicine like ramipril , enalapril etc ,
do following thing to reduce cough
take plain water steam inhalation daily 2 to 3 times ,
avoid cold drinks , cold water ,
do warm water gargles ,
do regular walking ,
if still persist cough consult your cardiologist and get evaluated for cough .
take care
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