What to do if you have chest tightness and shortness of breath after exercise

Post-exercise chest tightness and shortness of breath dyspnea may be a normal physiological phenomenon, or it may be caused by post-exercise-induced myocardial ischemia, cardiac insufficiency, etc. The specific treatment needs to be selected according to the cause of the disease. Such as taking aspirin, atorvastatin tablets, isosorbide mononitrate extended-release tablets and other drugs as prescribed by the doctor, and surgical treatment if necessary. 1. Physiological causes: if you have not been exercising for a long time, a large number of sports will cause chest tightness and shortness of breath, usually do not need special treatment, can be relieved after rest. 2. Myocardial ischemia: they suffer from heart disease, when exercise, will make the heart muscle contraction force increase, heartbeat accelerated, will lead to chest tightness and shortness of breath symptoms of dyspnea. You can choose aspirin enteric-coated tablets, clopidogrel bisulfate tablets, isosorbide mononitrate extended-release tablets and other drugs, but also percutaneous coronary artery balloon dilatation, coronary stenting and other surgical procedures for treatment. 3. cardiac insufficiency: if cardiac insufficiency, the exercise will increase the oxygen consumption in the body, causing hypoxia, there will be symptoms of chest tightness, shortness of breath and dyspnea after exercise. You can choose to use aspirin enteric-coated tablets, atorvastatin tablets, isosorbide mononitrate extended-release tablets and other drugs, but also three-chamber pacemaker implantation, transplantation surgery and other treatment. You should go to the hospital in time for relevant examinations to clarify the cause of the disease and carry out targeted treatment as soon as possible to avoid delaying the condition.