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Shortness Of Breath
We understand that you may feel concerned about shortness of breath episodes. At CVG, our cardiologists use the latest technology to diagnose and treat multiple breathing difficulties that are cardiac related. We encourage you to explore the ways CVG can help you.
Since shortness of breath can have various causes, ranging from respiratory to cardiac issues, we want to ensure we do everything we can to pinpoint the cause of your symptoms. Our board-certified doctors will consider all potential factors, which will help us provide you with the most effective treatment.
Please be assured that your CVG physicians will offer state-of-the-art treatments, including medications, minimally invasive procedures, or advanced therapies, depending on your needs. An increasing number of treatments have become available in recent years, which has helped many patients get better results. The personalized nature of these treatments increases their effectiveness and can significantly improve your quality of life.
Shortness Of Breath Is Linked To Other Medical Conditions
Shortness of breath, or dyspnea, is occurs when you cannot get enough air into your lungs. Dyspnea can be a sign of many different health conditions, some of them life-threatening. It can also be due to being out of shape, so it is not always something to worry about unless you are experiencing other symptoms.
Some Conditions Responsible For Dyspnea
Testing For Dyspnea
To determine what is causing your shortness of breath, your heart doctor and other specialists may order a variety of tests. They will begin with a physical exam to see if your dyspnea is caused by a virus or infection. Once this is complete, they may conduct other tests such as pulse oximetry, chest X-ray, CT scans, blood tests, lung function tests, and cardiopulmonary exercise tests, also known as stress tests. These tests help your doctor discover if there is an underlying medical condition contributing to your shortness of breath.
Treatment For Dyspnea
Treatment for your shortness of breath will depend on what condition is causing it. Your treatment may include lifestyle changes such as increasing physical activity to strengthen your heart and lungs. This is not limited to just exercise, but also cardiac or pulmonary rehabilitation. Your doctor may also suggest that you learn breathing techniques to facilitate better airflow.
Other treatments your doctor may deem necessary include prescribed medications such as bronchodilators, which are inhaled drugs like albuterol that relax your airways and allow for easier breathing. This form of medication is common with conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Other medications include pain and anxiety medicines which can ease breathlessness.
Another form of treatment that may be recommended is oxygen therapy, where you receive additional oxygen through either a mask or a tube placed in the nostrils to help you breathe more comfortably. Before you can receive this treatment, your blood oxygen levels must be measured by a lung specialists and determined to be below the necessary point.
Why Choose CVG?
Trust is the #1 focus in a doctor-patient relationship. Add our transparent communication, and you have the best heart care available. Our cardiologists’ expertise and years of experience will give you confidence during tests, diagnosis, and treatment. CVG offers leading-edge technology and doctors who genuinely care about you. You can be sure that any CVG location in the Atlanta area will provide you with convenient, complete cardiac care.
Board-certified Doctors
CVG’s twenty board-certified heart doctors will guide you through your healthcare journey with the utmost compassion and individual attention. Our goal is to provide you with state-of-the-art cardiac care that includes the full spectrum of services, from testing to diagnosis and treatment. The doctor/patient relationship is built on trust. Through our combined efforts, we can conquer any challenge that comes our way.
Invasive therapies may also be used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm, such as electrical cardioversion, which sends electrical impulses through your chest wall and allows normal heart rhythm to restart, or catheter ablation, which disconnects the pathway of the abnormal rhythm. Suppose your doctor determines that electrical devices are the best course of action. In that case, you may be given a permanent pacemaker, an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), or biventricular (B-V) pacemakers and defibrillators.
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Invasive therapies may also be used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm, such as electrical cardioversion which sends electrical impulses through your chest wall and allows normal heart rhythm to restart, or catheter ablation which disconnects the pathway of the abnormal rhythm. If your doctor determines that electrical devices are the best course of action, you may be given a permanent pacemaker, an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), or biventricular (B-V) pacemakers and defibrillators.
How CVG Can Help
CVG offers a variety of services that can check and treat causes of fainting. At CVG, we perform stress tests that will observe blood flow and test for Atrial Fibrillation. There are three types of stress tests that we perform:
A treadmill test is a test in which you will walk on a treadmill that gets faster and steeper every 3 minutes. This will stress your heart so that our nurse or doctor can determine your EKG and blood pressure.
An echo test is performed before and after your treadmill test to determine how well your heart pumps blood.
A nuclear stress test is a treadmill test that is prefaced by an injection of medicine that shows the flow of blood to your heart.
We also offer cardiac catheterization, in which a catheter is inserted into the heart in order to take pictures and conduct tests. This procedure allows doctors to gain more information about your condition and suggest treatment options if the fainting episode is due to heart conditions.
If these tests determine a problem, we offer treatment solutions to fix several conditions. Learn more about our services here, or schedule an appointment to talk to our doctors.
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