The coughing seemed like a reasonable explanation. However, the fact that you are writing in to this forum must mean you are concerned that it is your heart. From your description, I cannot rule out heart disease and as a cardiologist this is of course what I worry about most. I hope this has been useful. Feel free to write back with further questions.
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