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Can fluid accumulation in the lungs occur after nine years of bypass surgery?

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Dr. K. Shobana

Published At October 14, 2022
Reviewed AtOctober 9, 2023

Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

My mother had open heart surgery, aortic valve, and bypass nine years ago; she has had an ejection fraction of 65 % since she was fine. Her medications are Concor 7.5 mg daily, Sintrom 4 according to the test, and Lanoxin, one tablet for five days a week. A year ago, she developed bradycardia, tachycardia, and an accumulation of fluid in the lungs, it was removed then they changed the medication to Cordarone and Lasix, but it did not resolve. She had fluid accumulation again. They changed it to Concor 5 mg daily, half in the morning and a half at night; Lasix, one tablet in the morning and a half tablet at night; Heperona, one tablet during the day; and Sintrom 4, according to the test. But she still has fatigue when she walks and fluid in her lungs; she never had this before. Kindly suggest.

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

Fluid in the lungs has two meanings either pleural effusion or pulmonary edema. Please, send me her echocardiography report (the recent one) and chest X-ray. If echocardiography is not done during the last year, then repeat it. Pulmonary edema occurs due to a weak heart when the ejection fraction is very low. Please also send reports of her renal function, liver function test, and TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone). Amiodarone causes derangement in these cases. Follow-up after tests and echocardiography. Thank you.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Dr. Muhammad Zohaib Siddiq
Dr. Muhammad Zohaib Siddiq

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