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HEART FAILURE

Symptoms of Heart Failure: Heart failure from any cause can produce the following symptoms:

  • Sensation of  feeling the heart beat (palpitations) 
  • Shortness of breath which occurs after lying down for a while
  • Shortness of breath, especially with activity
  • Swelling in the ankles
  • Slurred speech often with inability to focus
  • Unsteadiness of your gait
  • Neck veins may be distended or pulsatile (beating with the heart)
Heart failure patients should weigh themselves each morning and keep a daily record. Significant changes in your weight or any of the above symptoms mentioned above are important and should be discussed with your doctor immediately.

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