Symptoms of heart failure

The heart provides power for human activities and is also the backbone that carries the weight of the human body. A good heart can provide good activity for the human body, making people look young and energetic. But in real life, many people do not pay much attention to taking care of their hearts. They always have some heart problems, and they feel weak and too lazy to do anything. Heart failure is one of the more serious heart problems.

Heart failure, as the name suggests, is heart failure. It can be understood literally as insufficient or failing heart power. It sounds scary, so we should try our best to avoid this disease in our daily life. In order to better avoid the harm of this disease, we should understand the clinical manifestations of heart failure?

Heart failure is divided into left heart failure and right heart failure. Their performances are:

Left heart failure

(A) Dyspnea is the earliest and most common symptom of left heart failure.

(ii) Cough and hemoptysis are common symptoms of left heart failure.

(3) Other symptoms may include fatigue, insomnia, palpitations, etc. In severe cerebral hypoxia, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, drowsiness, dizziness, loss of consciousness, convulsions, etc. may occur.

Right heart failure

(1) Upper abdominal distension is an early symptom of right heart failure. It is often accompanied by loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and upper abdominal pain, which is mostly caused by congestion of the liver, spleen and gastrointestinal tract.

(ii) Distension of the jugular vein is a more obvious sign of right heart failure.

(III) Edema In the early stage of right heart failure, edema occurs due to sodium and water retention in the body.

(IV) Cyanosis: Patients with right heart failure often have varying degrees of cyanosis, which is first seen on the fingertips, lips and auricles and is more obvious than those with left heart failure.

(V) Neurological symptoms may include nervousness, insomnia, drowsiness, etc. In severe cases, mental confusion may occur, which may be caused by cerebral congestion, hypoxia or electrolyte imbalance.

(6) Cardiac signs are mainly manifestations of existing heart disease. Since right heart failure is often secondary to left heart failure, both the left and right heart may enlarge.

Understanding the specific clinical manifestations of heart failure may make us take better care of our hearts and our lives. In our daily lives, we should pay attention to strengthening physical exercise, eating more food that is beneficial to our physical and mental health, and cherishing life!