Heart Diseases Everyone Needs To Know About

Heart Failure

Symptoms of heart failure alone cannot indicate whether an individual's heart muscle has become weakened due to heart disease, or the amount of weakening of the heart itself, as there are various causes of heart failure. Common symptoms of heart failure include having trouble breathing during activity or at rest, shortness of breath noticeably becomes worse when lying flat in bed, having a cough that produces white mucous, rapid weight gain of two or three pounds in one day, and edema or swelling in the abdomen, ankles, or legs. Other signs include chronic fatigue, fainting, nausea, rapid heart palpitations, and chest pain. If an individual shows any of these signs and is at risk for heart failure, contact emergency services immediately, as it may save their life.

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