What is congestive heart failure?

Congestive heart failure (CHF), or heart failure, is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to the body's other organs. The heart keeps working but not as efficiently as it should.

How do members experience congestive heart failure?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with congestive heart failure*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for congestive heart failure*

*Data from patients with congestive heart failure, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with congestive heart failure*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Lasix)
Perceived effectiveness
for congestive heart failure (1 evaluation)
Side effects
dehydration
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
congestive heart failure (4)
Treatment

(Zestril)
Perceived effectiveness
for congestive heart failure (4 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
congestive heart failure (4)
Treatment

(Coreg)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
congestive heart failure (3)
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
congestive heart failure (2)
Treatment

(Bumex)
Perceived effectiveness
for congestive heart failure (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
congestive heart failure (1)

*Data from patients with congestive heart failure, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has congestive heart failure on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 16
30s 98
40s 250
50s 502
60s 620
70+ 701

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 651
Female 1,467

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What is congestive heart failure?

Congestive heart failure (CHF), or heart failure, is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to the body's other organs. The heart keeps working but not as efficiently as it should.



Common symptoms reported by people with congestive heart failure

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for congestive heart failure

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Lasix)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
449
Tried for
congestive heart failure (4)
Treatment name(s)

(Zestril)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
340
Tried for
congestive heart failure (4)
Treatment name(s)

(Coreg)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
317
Tried for
congestive heart failure (3)
Treatment name(s)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
52
Tried for
congestive heart failure (2)
Treatment name(s)

(Bumex)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
50
Tried for
congestive heart failure (1)

Data from patients with congestive heart failure, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with congestive heart failure

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Lasix)
Perceived effectiveness
for congestive heart failure (1 evaluation)
Side effects
dehydration
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
congestive heart failure (4)
Treatment name(s)

(Zestril)
Perceived effectiveness
for congestive heart failure (4 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
congestive heart failure (4)
Treatment name(s)

(Coreg)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
congestive heart failure (3)
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
congestive heart failure (2)
Treatment name(s)

(Bumex)
Perceived effectiveness
for congestive heart failure (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
congestive heart failure (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with congestive heart failure, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has congestive heart failure on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 3 new patients joined this month
  • 810 say CHF is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 16
30s 98
40s 250
50s 502
60s 620
70+ 701
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 22
20-29 years 49
30-39 years 138
40-49 years 198
50-59 years 200
60-69 years 101
70+ years 28

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 651
Female 1,467

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 1,111
Not Diagnosed 21

These charts show data from CHF patients who have completed their condition history
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