Shortness of breath and heart failure
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Shortness of breath and heart failure
Depending on the stage of heart failure, shortness of breath may occur:
- With exertion or exercise.
- At rest.
- While lying down (orthopnea). This often is relieved by sitting up or standing.
- At night and may be accompanied by waking up coughing and/or wheezing, rapid heart rate, and a feeling of being suffocated (paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea).
Credits
| Author | Monica Rhodes |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Denele Ivins |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology |
| Last Updated | December 18, 2006 |
| Last updated: | December 18, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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