Symptoms and treatment of heart failure

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Heart failure (HF) is one of the most common cardiovascular diseases. HF does not mean that the heart stops working completely, but that the heart is weak and cannot work normally or pump blood to the whole body as usual. Symptoms and treatment of heart failure? Let's talk about it

Symptoms and treatment of heart failure

Heart failure patients usually appear: chest tightness, shortness of breath, fatigue, abdominal distention, severe night can not lie down to sleep, sleep until midnight, wake up, and even acute attack appear breathing, pink foam like sputum and other symptoms.

The patient may have abdominal or leg swelling and seek medical care as the main or only symptom. Exercise tolerance impairment occurs gradually, and patients may not notice it unless they notice changes in activities of daily living.

Most patients with heart failure seek medical care due to decreased exercise tolerance and dyspnea or fatigue. These symptoms may occur during rest or exercise. The same patient may have multiple diseases. Therefore, it is difficult to explain the exact reason for the decline of sports endurance.

matters needing attention

Monitoring frequency patients should self-test weight, blood pressure, heart rate and register every day. After discharge, the patients were followed up every two weeks to observe the symptoms and signs, review the blood biochemistry, and adjust the type and dosage of drugs. After the condition was stable for 3 months and the drug reached the optimal dose, the patient was followed up once a month.