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Heart failure occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood to the rest of the body. It may become enlarged, pump faster, or develop more muscle. Symptoms include shortness of breath, fatigue, or coughing. There are different types of heart failure, including systolic or diastolic dysfunction.
How do members experience heart failure?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with 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.
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Heart failure occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood to the rest of the body. It may become enlarged, pump faster, or develop more muscle. Symptoms include shortness of breath, fatigue, or coughing. There are different types of heart failure, including systolic or diastolic dysfunction.
Common symptoms reported by people with 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.
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Treatments taken by people for heart failure
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Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have heart failure through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with heart failure? Members in the forum might have the answers.