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Angioplasty and Possible relation to Lung Functiom
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Angioplasty and Possible relation to Lung Functiom
by Jerry, Mar 03, 2001 12:00AM
Two and one-half years I had 2 stents placed in my rt coronary artery. Last Dec I had angioplast in the same area due to constriction (95%). I also suffer from COPD, I was told that there was a good chance that the angioplasty would not be very permanent. In Jan my lung function greatly decreased. I suffer from short windedness. Is there a way to determine whether this is heart related or lung related other than catherization. Also is there a possibility that my decrease in lung functifon is related or caused by my angioplasty in December.
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-M.D.-DLB, Mar 03, 2001 12:00AM
The decrease in lung function has nothing to do with the angioplasty. Your short-windedness could be due to either the lungs or heart. A cardiac stress test could sort this out with reasonable accuracy. A catheterization would definitively sort it out.
