Swollen feet and your heart
Most people link swollen ankles to standing too long or wearing tight footwear. So they ignore it, elevate their legs for a night and assume it's gone by morning. But persistent puffiness in the feet and ankles, especially if it's worse by evening and comes with any shortness of breath, can point to fluid the heart isn't clearing efficiently.
This is one symptom a heart specialist in Bhosari will ask about specifically during a first consultation. The heart's pumping capacity, measured through a 2D Echo, shows whether fluid retention is a mechanical problem rather than a circulatory one. That single number, the ejection fraction, changes everything about what comes next.
Dr. Prashant Shinde consults at Shwaas Cardiac Clinic in Bhosari. If you've been noticing ankle swelling that keeps returning, it's worth asking the clinic what a consultation would cover.
