What is CHF?

Congestive heart failure (CHF), or heart failure, is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to the body's other organs. The heart keeps working but not as efficiently as it should.

What do patients take to treat CHF and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name Efficacy Overall rating of side effects # of Evaluations
Carvedilol
(Coreg CR, Coreg)
6

These charts show data from CHF patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has CHF at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
64% Females
36% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 yrs 4
20-29 yrs 7
30-39 yrs 18
40-49 yrs 27
50-59 yrs 23
60-69 yrs 5
70+ yrs 2
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 107
Not Officially Diagnosed 6

These charts show data from CHF patients who have completed their condition history