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Mitral Valve Prolapse and Dyspnea
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Mitral Valve Prolapse and Dyspnea
by Laurete-Feraresi, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By Laurette Ferraresi on April 23, 1998 at 22:13:31:
I am a 32 year old female with MVP. For the past few years I have noticed
that on occasion I become short of breath, as if my lungs lose their
elasticity, making it difficult to take in a deep breath. Recently, this
has been occuring more frequently, and although it can occur without any
exertion whatsoever, it gets worse when I'm exercising. Sometimes it lasts
for only a few hours and other times for over a week. I cannot seem to
figure out what triggers this, and have come to terms that this just appears
to come on at anytime. I went to visit a cardiologist about this, and he
did not feel it was related to MVP. He prescribed an echocardiogram and a
pulmonary function test. The echo basically showed a minor regurgitation,
which did not appear to be of any great concern. However, the PF test
did show that there appeared to be a decrease in my lung capacity (and at
the time of the testing my breathing was not even bothering me). They now
want to run further pulmonary function studies. What can be some possible
causes of decreased lung capacity? Could it be asthma? Thank you for your
response.
I am a 32 year old female with MVP. For the past few years I have noticed
that on occasion I become short of breath, as if my lungs lose their
elasticity, making it difficult to take in a deep breath. Recently, this
has been occuring more frequently, and although it can occur without any
exertion whatsoever, it gets worse when I'm exercising. Sometimes it lasts
for only a few hours and other times for over a week. I cannot seem to
figure out what triggers this, and have come to terms that this just appears
to come on at anytime. I went to visit a cardiologist about this, and he
did not feel it was related to MVP. He prescribed an echocardiogram and a
pulmonary function test. The echo basically showed a minor regurgitation,
which did not appear to be of any great concern. However, the PF test
did show that there appeared to be a decrease in my lung capacity (and at
the time of the testing my breathing was not even bothering me). They now
want to run further pulmonary function studies. What can be some possible
causes of decreased lung capacity? Could it be asthma? Thank you for your
response.
