Symptoms Of Heart Disease

The main symptoms of heart failure are shortness of breath, tiredness, swelling and fatigue. Those are the most common symptoms.

People with heart failure may also find that they can’t lie flat to sleep comfortably. Instead, they may need to prop up their head with extra pillows to help them breathe more easily.

If you begin feeling more short of breath at night, need to sleep with your head elevated or find yourself saying “I don’t sleep well in a bed anymore. I need to sleep in a recliner, so I can keep my head up,” those can often be signs of heart failure.

These symptoms aren’t always caused by heart failure, as there are other conditions that can cause them. However, they are often signs of heart failure. Those are the people who should come see us for an evaluation.