I am a 28 yr old male, 165 lbs. My bpm at rest is 72. I have had a shortness of breath either while at rest or just by walking from one end of the room to the other. I am a little worried as to why I have a shortness of breath after such minimal or no activity.
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. In my opinion, we should definitely rule out heart and lung related diseases for your breathlessness on minimal exertion. So consult doctor and get done blood pressure monitoring, ECG, 2d echo and stress test (trade mill test) to rule out heart diseases. Get done PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) and chest x-ray for lung diseases. If all these reports are normal then no need to worry about major heart and lung diseases. Sometimes undiagnosed stress and anxiety can also cause similar symptoms in young individuals. So avoid stress and tension, be relaxed and calm. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.