What are the symptoms of heart failure?

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Heart failure, referred to as heart failure, refers to the heart's systolic function and (or) diastolic function disorders, can not fully discharge the venous blood flow back to the heart, resulting in venous system blood stasis, insufficient blood perfusion of arterial system, resulting in cardiac circulation disorders syndrome, which is mainly manifested as pulmonary congestion, vena cava congestion. Heart failure is not an independent disease, but the end stage of the development of heart disease. The vast majority of heart failure begins with left heart failure, that is, the first manifestation of pulmonary circulation congestion. What are the symptoms of heart failure? Let's talk about it

What are the symptoms of heart failure?

1. Easy to fatigue: engaged in general physical activity will feel tired, limb weakness, after rest can reduce or eliminate. For example, if you walk a little faster, you will have difficulty breathing, but after a rest, you can continue to walk. This kind of symptom is the manifestation of left heart failure.

2. Loss of appetite, abdominal distension: when the right heart failure, the patient's performance is loss of appetite, abdominal distension, right upper abdomen sometimes pain, urine loss, weight gradually increased, and the skin of the hands and feet will feel tight. If the above symptoms appear, we should be alert to the possibility of heart failure.

3. Tachycardia: tachycardia is a common symptom of heart failure, pulse fast or irregular, slightly active, pulse more than 100 times per minute, or arrhythmia. At this time, prompt patients to the hospital as soon as possible to do ECG and cardiac function examination.

matters needing attention

1. General patients should take high pillow position sleep; The more severe cases were in semi reclining or sitting position. 2. The patients with severe heart failure were mainly confined to bed rest; After the improvement of heart function, we should get out of bed properly to avoid lower limb thrombosis and pulmonary infection. 3. Be sure to give up smoking and drinking, keep a balance of mind, and ensure adequate sleep. 4. A small amount of food, low salt diet, daily salt should not exceed 5 grams. 5. Take medicine according to the doctor's advice; Prevention of respiratory tract infection; Women of childbearing age should do well in contraception.