Symptoms that require a visit to a cardiologist: shortness of breath, swelling and high blood pressure

Shortness of breath during normal activities, swelling of the legs and high blood pressure are symptoms that should prompt you to consult a cardiologist.

Interruptions in the functioning of the heart may also be reasons for visiting a doctor.

MOSCOW, September 13 - RIA Novosti. Shortness of breath during habitual exercise, swelling of the legs and high blood pressure are symptoms for which you should consult a cardiologist, Sergei Boytsov, General Director of the National Medical Research Center of Cardiology named after Academician Chazov, chief freelance cardiologist of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

“You should contact a cardiologist or general practitioner as planned if you experience shortness of breath during activities that you previously could easily overcome, for example, if, while climbing the stairs, you suddenly notice that you need to stop on the third floor,” Boytsov said.

He added that the reason for going to the doctor can also be swelling of the legs, interruptions in heart function and high blood pressure.