Congestive heart failure
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What is congestive heart failure?
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.
Common symptoms reported by people with congestive heart failure
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Mobility limited by distance
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Chest pain on left side
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for congestive heart failure
Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)
Hydralazine
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
51
Tried for
congestive heart failure
(1)
Data from patients with congestive heart failure, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with congestive heart failure
Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
for congestive heart failure (2 evaluations)
Side effects
dizzy spells
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
congestive heart failure
(8)
Perceived effectiveness
for congestive heart failure (1 evaluation)
Side effects
dehydration
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
congestive heart failure
(4)
Perceived effectiveness
for congestive heart failure (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
congestive heart failure
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
for congestive heart failure (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
congestive heart failure
(2)
Treatment name(s)
Hydralazine
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
congestive heart failure
(1)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with congestive heart failure, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has congestive heart failure on PatientsLikeMe?
- 13 new patients joined this month
- 609 say CHF is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 2 | |
| 20s | 19 | |
| 30s | 82 | |
| 40s | 232 | |
| 50s | 444 | |
| 60s | 525 | |
| 70+ | 537 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 22 | |
| 20-29 years | 49 | |
| 30-39 years | 137 | |
| 40-49 years | 196 | |
| 50-59 years | 196 | |
| 60-69 years | 98 | |
| 70+ years | 28 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 557 | |
| Female | 1,276 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 1,097 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 21 |
These charts show data from CHF patients who have completed their condition history
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