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What Is The Conection With COPD And CHF
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posted January 8, 2017
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There is no direct causal connection; however many folks with COPD also have heart problems and many have CHF. The heart and lungs are a conjoined system and any time the lungs are really working hard and we're SOB, the heart has to work a lot faster. Sometimes it can't keep up with the demand and we develop heart difficulties as well.

posted January 8, 2017
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With CHF your legs can retain water while your heart is working as hard as it can.I do not know a connection between the two. I know with me I tend to get celluiltis a lot in my legs but it has nothing to do with COPD. What Jean said above is a better understanding because our lungs are working hard to help us breath that makes the heart work even harder. Have you ever seen a heart doc. Your pulminary may want to order a stress test that a heart doctor would do. If you think you have CHF you need to have a dr, do the required tests to see if you do.

posted January 19, 2017
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Well said !

posted January 12, 2017
A MyCOPDTeam Member

I have CHF also. Going to see my Cardiologist Thursday. Pray to get good report!

posted January 10, 2017
A MyCOPDTeam Member

@ Lennart...If you feel your Heart is overcompensating for your Lungs, get a referral to have a Echocardiogram done....This is the test usually associated with Pulmonary Hypertension...

posted January 9, 2017

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