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Breathing problem
My father is diagnosed with heart enlargement for last 10+ years and often faces breathing problem. However the frequency of the same has increased now even with ongoing prescribed medication. We are thinking about going for naturopathy treatment along with ongoing alopathy. Please suggest.
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Dr. Shilpa Dane
Cardiologist
19 yrs exp
Pune
Heart enlargement does lead to shift of mediastinum of the chest and Compression of the lungs due to which it cannot expand properly while breathing, Secondly Heart Disease itself cause difficulty in breathing. One needs to know the cause of his breathing problem is it primarily due to Heart or any lung pathology based on that the treatment must be proceeded
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