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- 60 Years
- 31/03/2021
What is a heart cough?
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Heavy breathing accompanied by spells of wet cough with frothy sputum that may be tinged with blood is called as "Cardiac cough or Heart cough". It is a sign of congestive heart failure. Additional symptoms such as shortness of breath on exertion or rest, leg swelling, waking up from sleep in the middle of night gasping and coughing differentiate heart cough from cough due to lung conditions.
Dr. Dr Khaleel Suggests...
Consult a Cardiologist
Answered 04/07/2025
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I'm a bit worried about some of the results from my 24-hour Holter monitor and other tests. My heart rate got as high as 130 bpm at 11 am and dropped to 38 bpm at 4 am, with an average of 96 bpm. They noted baseline sinus arrhythmia but no trachiarrhythmia runs, AV block, or significant ST changes. My echocardiography shows an EF of 68 percent, which they said is normal. My fasting glucose came back at 106 mgdl. Everything else like LFT, KFT, and TSH seems to be within normal limits. Should I be concerned about these numbers? What do they really mean for my heart health?
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