When a blood clot hits your lungs, your heart rate may increase to compensate for the reduced oxygen levels. “Feeling a flutter in your chest and having trouble with deep breaths could be your body sending out an SOS that you’ve got a PE lurking in your lungs,” says Dr. George P. Teitelbaum. Additionally, lightheadedness or fainting may occur due to changes in blood flow and oxygenation. Dr. Lewis Nelson from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School adds, “The lightheadedness is due in part to the chemical released from the lungs, changes in oxygenation of the blood, and in the blood pressure and heart rate”.
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