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Decongestant

Hi my name is Trev, and i want to take some Decongestant but it has Phenylephrine in, could this be of harm to me when i have had both Mitral and Aeotic valve replaced,  
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A related discussion, Decongestants and heart failure was started.
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You should be ok as as long as the valves are working well and your heart function is normal (normal EF or if not normal at least greater than 45%).
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