What is heart failure?

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.

Top treatments taken by people for heart failure*

Who has heart failure on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 8
20s 44
30s 82
40s 102
50s 234
60s 446
70+ 481

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 657
Female 702

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What is heart failure?

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

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 heart failure

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Compare treatments taken by people with heart failure

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Got a question about living with heart failure? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has heart failure on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 4 new patients joined this month
  • 431 say heart failure is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 8
20s 44
30s 82
40s 102
50s 234
60s 446
70+ 481
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 4
20-29 years 6
30-39 years 9
40-49 years 14
50-59 years 13
60-69 years 12
70+ years 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 657
Female 702

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 88
Not Diagnosed 5

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