• Female
• 40 Years
• 11/05/2023

Question

Why does anemia cause shortness of breath?

Answered by 1 Apollo Doctors

Dr Hema Pratima

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• 9+ Yrs

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Anemia causes shortness of breathe because the oxygen carrying capacity of cells decreases and this results in rapid heartbeats and breathelessness.

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