Heart Failure | Symptoms

What are the symptoms of heart failure?

Some people who have heart failure have few problems or symptoms, while others have many symptoms. The following is a list of symptoms people who have heart failure might experience:

• Shortness of breath (perhaps when walking, climbing stairs or being active)
• Shortness of breath when lying down
• Lack of appetite
• Waking up in the night, suddenly breathless
• General tiredness or weakness, including the reduced ability to exercise
• Swelling of the legs, feet or ankles
• Swelling of the abdomen
• Rapid or irregular heartbeat
• Rapid weight gain (1 or 2 pounds a day for 3 days in a row)
• Chronic cough or wheezing
• Nausea

Call your doctor if you have any of these symptoms, especially if you've had heart problems before.