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Find out what you should do if ER testing finds nothing wrong with your heart despite chest pain and shortness of breath. Chest pain is the No. 1 reason why people visit the emergency room. [...]
Having chest pain and shortness of breath and wonder if this is an emergency? Chest pain and shortness of breath can signal an impending heart attack. Chest pain and shortness of breath can also be [...]
Do you sometimes experience trouble breathing -- but only at rest and never during or soon after exercise? Like when you’re at a computer? The feeling may be described one of two ways: as a [...]
If you have trouble breathing when lying on your right side only, don’t let that diffuse the situation: It’s cause for concern and you need to see a doctor. […]
You already know acid reflux can sometimes cause problems with breathing, but just how does this happen in otherwise healthy people? There’s more than one way that acid reflux—or the more serious variant, GERD, can [...]
If your teenager has a “skipped” heartbeat and problems breathing, what might this possibly mean? A teen may experience what seems like a skipped heartbeat from anxiety, but trouble with breathing adds a whole new [...]
Trouble breathing with chest pain after joint replacement surgery never has a benign cause, says Barbara Bergin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon. NEVER assume that chest pain with difficulty breathing following joint replacement surgery is a [...]
Do you have spells of “I can’t breathe!” that last maybe five or seven seconds? Instead of allowing this to scare the pants off of you, see a doctor to get to the bottom of [...]
Find out a most unlikely cause of difficulty breathing IN during or after exercise in the absence of chest pain in an otherwise healthy person. Suppose you just had your heart checked and everything’s normal, [...]
A cardiologist addresses the issue of whether or not chest tightness, but no shortness of breath, should be worrisome. Have you been experiencing tightness in your chest, but no problem breathing, no shortness of breath [...]
Difficulty breathing through the nose can be a pretty frightening experience when you swear you don't have typical nasal congestion. What may initially come to mind is the onset of a heart attack, since most [...]
Fibromyalgia may actually be the cause of your shortness of breath and tight chest, so here’s what a top FMS doctor says you can do about it. “Shortness of breath, or a sense of breathlessness, [...]
If you're experiencing sharp pain when breathing, this may mean something quite serious that needs fast medical attention. This can also mean something that's benign. Breathing that's accompanied by a sharp kind of pain can be [...]
Trouble breathing or shortness of breath after coronary bypass surgery? There are actually several causes for breathing difficulties following coronary bypass surgery (aka CABG). "Shortness of breath is very common after coronary artery bypass grafting," [...]
How could it be possible for a physically fit person in middle age to have significant coronary artery disease: dangerous blockages in their heart’s arteries? […]
