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[|Human|] Dear Dr, I hope this finds you in good spirit My mother she is 81 year old and she is suffering from blood pressure for many years, now she is taking metoprolol, asa, verapamil. her echo says IVSD 1.7 and pwd 1.2 she is o.k. but breathing fast. what we need to do? I appreciate you kind help in advance
[|AI|]  Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Her echo report is showing slightly reduced heart pumping and function. This is mostly due to long-standing hypertension and old age (81 years). Due to reduced heart functions, circulation of fluid in the body is hampered. So fluid accumulate in lungs (pulmonary edema). And this is the likely cause far her fast breathing and breathlessness. So she will mostly need diuretic Chat Doctor.  So along with current antihypertensive