Patient's question:
Doctor, dilated cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and pleural effusion have caused asthma. How should this condition be treated? This is for consultation on behalf of my mother. She smoked when she was young and later developed a series of problems. Now she has severe difficulty breathing and serious asthma.Doctor's answer:
If it is asthma caused by dilated cardiomyopathy, heart failure, or pleural effusion, in this case, active treatment of the underlying causes should be carried out. Because conditions like these underlying causes can lead to asthma recurrence. If there is already an asthma condition, this can make asthma symptoms more pronounced. In this case, active treatment of the underlying causes should be pursued, along with the use of beta-blocker inhalers and steroid inhalation therapy.