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As the symptoms progressed, Ouatts also developed sharp and aching pains in his ribcage, chest pressure, and shortness of breath.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Some may also experience itchy or scaly skin; swelling of the lips, face, tongue and throat; and wheezing or shortness of breath, according to Mayo Clinic.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Other symptoms may include a fast heartbeat, chest pain, dizziness, nausea and shortness of breath, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
What first appeared to be a routine checkup, with the babies looking good, quickly turned ominous when Jo’s shortness of breath was identified as a symptom of peripartum cardiomyopathy.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
Some may also experience itchy or scaly skin; swelling of the lips, face, tongue and throat; and wheezing or shortness of breath, according to Mayo Clinic.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Other symptoms may include a fast heartbeat, chest pain, dizziness, nausea and shortness of breath, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
What first appeared to be a routine checkup, with the babies looking good, quickly turned ominous when Jo’s shortness of breath was identified as a symptom of peripartum cardiomyopathy.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Shortness of breath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortness%20of%20breath. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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