Ask the doctors: Can radiation damage the lungs?
Your physicians may not be able to tell how much of your shortness of breath is due to lung damage and how much is due to cardiac issues. Fixing your heart issues may improve your symptoms. Your lung disease would make heart surgery a bit more risky, of course, and this is something that you should discuss with your physicians.
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