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Dear Cindy,
If you get short of
breathBreath alcohol test
Breath holding spell
Breath odor, light-headed, dizzi, or chest discomfort with any of these episodes you really should go to the ER to have an
ecgEcg
Electrocardiogram (ecg)
Exercise stress test
Post myocardial infarction ecg wave tracings and an evaluation, i.e. not wait for the doctors' appointment. Keep in mind that this is not a diagnosis or "opinion" type of forum, rather it is one for informational purposes only and therefore should never be used to make decisions regarding the triage of patients and their symptoms.
I hope this information is useful. Information provided in the heart forum is for
general purposes only. Only your physician can provided specific diagnoses and therapies.
Feel free to write back with further questions. Good luck!
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call 1-800-CCF-CARE or inquire online by using the Heart Center website at
www.ccf.org/heartcenter. The Heart Center website contains a directory of the
cardiology staff that can be used to select the physician best suited to address your
cardiac problem.