Do you suffer from heart failure or do you know somebody with heart failure? Tell me in the comments which symptoms you felt. Was it these top 5 or something different? I’ll be interested to know.
Doctor ' i had an experience of breathless and difficult inside chest and extremely pressure of fear but i still don't know why was that happened to me and what's the cause? Was that heart failure or else something ? But i am still in confusion ? I've never ever had that problem & experience before now its been 1 and half year when i think about those accident and experience i still fear inside ! what type of action should i need to take step ahead now Doctor ??
My dad had this. Right before he died he had one entire leg significantly bigger than the other. I asked him what was wrong and he had fear in his voice saying he didn't know. He suffered with a bad heart for about 15 years. He was one tough cookie. Survived heart surgery, 2 shoulder surgeries and a knee surgery. Dad, you did good for us. Rest in peace now
1. Breathlessness in exertion or at night lying flat on back 2. Swelling of extremities, ankles, legs. 3. Weight gain of fluid build up. 4. Heart palpitations from beating fast to keep up with weakness. 5.tired. really tired...fatigue.
I was diagnosed with Congestive heart failure six years ago. I got a new Metro Valve four years ago. I was feeling Great. But slowly I`m getting weaker and weaker. So at 79 my old heart is weakening again. I`m happy and have lived a full life. I`m not telling my Wife or Primary care Doctor. No more sugary`s for me. Thank you for this great information! It brings me real Peace!
I did notice the lack of energy, out of breath after a walk, but don't remember any swelling, weight.gain, or palpitations. Doc couldn't figure it out. One night I felt an elephant on my chest got up and chewed 2 aspirin and went back to bed. Next day I took an EKG which showed nada. Two weeks later I woke up with my upper left arm hurting (from e xerox ise class?), and later that morning, a pain in my chest. My lightning fast mind said it was a heart attack . At ER I walked calmly into reception, and the rest is history. Two stents and heart failure later, I am just finishing my rehab, doing very well!
@@brianpistolwhip I know how you feel and my heart goes out to you. I had the best dad ever and he also had cardiac issues plus two different types of cancer. He passed away in 1996 and I still continue to miss him terribly. I will always remember him and the good times. Please keep the memories of your dad alive in your heart and mind. Sending you prayers and hope.🙏
I have heart failure. Diagnosed after a breathless experience 8 years ago. No swelling but weight gain. Need at least two pillows to sleep. Hope for another 8 years at least. I am 75 now.
My late Brother had AF which caused a stroke & later cardiac failure. He lived with CF for 5 years until his death 18 months ago. Apparently that is a good innings for someone who was a smoker & overweight. I miss him every day
I have all of these symptoms but I feel pretty good and can keep up with my household. I got rheumatoid arthritis 15 years ago and that’s what started this meltdown. But I am in remission so meltdown is slow. None of this concerns me because I am 80 and this is normal and I have no fear. When it’s time I’ll go. Thank you for this interesting and informative video. 😊🌸
I had a recent episode of TAKOTSUBO cardiomyopathy. It was a wild ride. My vessels were pristine. It was all conduction related. I am a retired critical care nurse. Imagine what it's like to watch your monitor in 3 degree block. Then a long precode with my heart rate of 200 for 4 hours. (I am 71). They gradually got me stabilized and I am home and will soon be going to cardiac rehab. Thank you Jesus, and thanks for addressing cardiomyopathy. Oh my Ejection Fraction had been 57 and dropped to 40. It is back to normal. I have much to be grateful for!!
Yep, that’s exactly where I’m at right now. I’m on my way out and up. I’m going to try and push out a little more time, God willing, but my personal end is very near. Lifelong diabetic type 1 with a heart defect since birth, yet using health and fitness, prayer, faith, and trying to be a good, kind, peaceful person who helps others, and loves animals and nature, enabled me to overcome it for a long time. Eventually though, it was bound to catch up. It’s weird to know you’re dying, yet still feel so alive like you want to achieve, adventure, and accomplish so much more… oh well…
My mum had heart failure, fluid build up in ankles was the main symptom. Taking meds to control the fluid means going to pee about 20 times a day which is demanding especially when they rely on a carer. She died a year ago from sepsis infection from a small skin tear on her leg. Infection got the better of her failing heart within a day and that was that. It was a decent death after 85 years so can’t complain. We’re all going to die, just can’t be sure how or when.
I thank God every day after a triple bypass 5 months ago. Trying to get my affairs in order . Never had signs of a heart attack in my life! I must tell you that I took 3 COVID VACCINES. Some believe vaccines caused it.
I was born in the early 1970's with Tetralogy of Fallot. In 1976 I had my first open heart surgery where at that time the surgery dealt with a patch being inserted in the heart. In 2003 I had my second open heart surgery where my pulmunary valve was replaced with a pig valve. It was around this time I started getting tired and found out I had CHF. 2010 was the doozy: Open heart surgery number three. I had my pulmonary valve replaced (with a homograft), mitral valve replaced, bicuspid valve replaced along with a twisted ascending aorta, and chordae "flopping" around on one of the valves. On top of this, I am on my third AICD. I have had chronic tiredness for years but still seem to get up and go.
My mums brother died suddenly in a doorway after running to the neighbours house five hundred yards away for help when he had a water leak. He was only about 65, he wasn’t overweight,didn’t drink or smoke, was fit and did a fair bit of running. Anyone would think or believe that he would last till ninety. Mum couldn’t understand it so asked the pathologist. It turned out he died of “Angina of Effort”, ( Pheidippides Cardio Myopathy they call it now) . He said it’s caused by not stopping and easing up when your body tells you to. At some stage maybe months or years before he strained his heart, probably running up hill and down dale. Hence the renaming, Pheidippides should have slowed down a bit when he approached Athens after running all the way from Marathon in 490BC. He was the best courier the Greeks had, a professional dispatch runner and he wasn’t very old either. So as someone once said “ Hey, let’s be careful out there”. 😊
I currently have Asthma and Restrictive Impairment, Sleep Apnea, Gerd and other illnesses. Whewww, overwhelmed. I stay sick...chest tightness, shortness of breath, hoarse alot, etc My pulmonologist just made me appointment with heart doctors for a Carotid Doppler Ultrasound and Echo. I have a heart murmur, which have never given me problems. Because I felt dizzy recently, my head has a funny feeling and she heard a sound on my neck, she wanted me to take the tests. May be just Asthma and Gerd related, but glad she want to have me checked out to be sure nothing is going on with my heart and artery in the neck. I will take them next week. Praying all goes well.
Keep us updated. Im going to see my echo results may 16 i have sudden air hunger when active and exttreme fatigue also while active and shortness of breath. It all started after covid in 2021
I used to have palitations left right and centre a few years ago. My GP ordered a few tests and all came back negative. I then did some research and decided to take magnesium. Wow, all my heart palpations were gone. I still get the occasional palpitarion but its reduced by 99%. Magnesium worked for me but everyone is different.
Me too. I also take Vitamin D with the Magnesium. Vitamin D and Magnesium work together. See UA-cam video: “You’re Probably Taking your Vitamin D Wrong, and it Could be Dangerous (& Ineffective)” by Miche, PhD. I also take potassium with these, but you have to be especially carefully with the potassium because it can be dangerous if you get too much.
Thank you for getting right to the point. I have heart failure i have all the symptoms you mentioned. I'm attending a heart failure clinic at the moment unfortunately when i have energy i forget snd do too much
Thank you Doctor for your lucid explanation of heart failure signs…I wake up breathless at night sometimes and have experienced the tiredness you describe. I lead an active life otherwise…eg walking 3-4miles per day and have a large garden to tend. I am currently taking candersatan and bisoprolol as recommended by my GP and a daily dosage of edoxaban to manage BP. Other than this I am fortunate to be able to do what I do. My weight is stable at 111/2 stone (6’) high. I also have knee strengthening exercises daily as recommended byNHS physios to manage osteoarthritis. I am 79…just keep bashing on really!!
Thank you for this explanation - I ended up in A&E on Saturday - I had funny tingling down one arm, and in two fingers on the same hand, with a feeling of discomfort across the top of my chest. I have previously had severe covid, and was diagnosed last year with Covid induced asthma. My blood pressure had also gone up from normal to around 145/95 (this is abnormal for me). I have complained for nearly four years that my heart feels out of whack since I had covid. So they did an ECG, took bloods etc, and said I was fine, and sent me home. The only new thing I learnt was that I now have Sinus Arrhythmia (something I didnt have pre-covid, as I had an ECG a few years before). I am concerned they didnt do a scan of the coronary arteries, while I was there - so intend to pick up with my GP tomorrow. Hence why I am here, double checking stuff - thank you for leaving this for us all to read.
Me too,..pre covid, fine, post covid 1/22-2/22,...severe respiratory probs,..SOB instantly with extreme exertion,...HBP 170's/90's-117's,...now after 2yrs +3 bp meds is finally 130/80-85.....A1-C is high and went from 155 to 180,...covid fried my brain w/high fevee for 2 wks n bad headache same time period...think the fever rewired my conectivity,...im 59,....not well but alive, but not living.
My advice would be to have an open minded yet critical view to the vac c in e as well. This can be an explanation/cause for (increase of) your symptoms
@@crashtestdrummie-nl6411 I have a very open mind - but I am well aware that covid should have killed me, and somehow I survived - and each day for the last four years has been a blessing.
I was diagnosed with congenital heart failure a few years ago but it started, as l was informed, many years before, when l was hospitalized with pneumonia, and had to breath through an outlet in the wall of the hospital that delivered oxygen to my lungs. I remember it was extremely painful. I got better, but the damage was done done, and it resulted in the condition l now have. I get breathless when moving about, and caugh a lot, especially when l am in bed. Caugh drops help a little, and for a short time. I have nasal congestion, and am constantly blowing my nose both during the day and the night. I am allergic to dust, and cannot use paper handkerchiefs and use cloth handkies, which get soaked .l have a good supply of them, as l don't want to be doing laundry more than necessary. ( very tiring), taking me most if the day to put things away. I live in an independant living facility, but doon't mix much with the other residents , as their constant complaining of their health problems bother me, and l keep mine to myself, or to professionals that l am in contact with once a month. 😂😮😅😅😅
Breathlessness when I exert myself a bit too much where I had to stop everything while struggling to get my breath. I made 2 trips to emergency and 1 to my doctor. The doctors at emergency claims I wasn't having a heart attack. My MD just sent me home and told me to rest. I demanded a heart scan which turned up calcium buildup on my heart arteries. I started taking Cod Liver Oil which really help because the 2nd heart scan showed that the Calcium was mostly gone. I never had any more problems until 2023 when I started having severe pain around my heart if I walked a little fast. But when I tried to mow my yard the pain really kicked in. I put my mower up and went to emergency again. And the next thing I knew I was taken by ambulance to the hospital in another city and was put in the ICU for a week where I had open heart surgery on April 13 2023. Keep my fingers crossed but I can walk fast, work out with weights and mow my yard again.
I had a friend who was in her yard raking...called her grand daughter to come outside and drove her to the hospital but she died on the way. I do yard work but I make sure to stop at anytime. God bless 🙏🙏
@@100PercentOS2 There is no recorded incidence of heart calcium score reversing even slightly let alone “calcium mostly gone”. Please elaborate as what other supplements you were taking. I hope u are still o.k.
I have SVT, fast beats, slow beats. I'm 61 and started working out 3 years ago 3-4 days a week. I've lost 50 lbs and feel like I did when I was 50 and working out. I'm going down swinging!!!
I have Chronic Heart Failure due to Marfans syndrome. I have all of these but swelling. Thank you for this information, now I know why I sweat so much. I found exercise to be the answer for me at keeping most symptoms at bay. My doctor tellks me I have trained my body to not have symptoms of this disease. I exercise hard. This year I have logged 2000 miles on my bicycle and I did not start riding this year until the end of Feb. I should also mention I am pushing 70.
Diagnosed with heart failure about 18 months ago, with recommendation for urgent operation to kick start the heart to get it back to the correct rythm. Had one op, and was told it was sucessful. Not long after went for a check-up, and was told the heart had reversed back to it's old rythm, and a second op was required... 12 months later, am still waiting for the second op..🙄🙄 73 years of age , and cycling a lot,,, the cycling seems to work better than the heart op..
I have been diagnosed with heart disease and atrial fibrillation. After receiving a stent in my hearts only blocked artery , I stopped having frequent episodes of tachycardia and afib. I've become stronger and have more energy.
I had swelling, terrible fatigue, occasional slight breathlessness, my chest was 😮always tight but I have MS so that’s what I thought it was. I went to hospital for one night and they said nothing, I was sent for echocardiogram I got a phone call at home one Saturday from my local hospital saying I had had a heart attack and my left ventricle was damaged, heart only working at45% …..j couldn’t believe it, was so shocked . Apparently I’d had a silent heart attack and I had no idea. I was terrified but apart from medication I ha E never seen a cardiologist, or had any t Cardio MRI…nothing. It’s terrible I’m in U K and the NHS is failing y fast.
I’m in Darwin Australia, I have had AF for a long time, it started when I was about 20, and used to come and go, most often only for a hour or two before going back to sinus rhythm, then in 2016, something felt like it broke in my chest, and AF was happening, silly me waiting for it to go back to sinus rhythm, but after two weeks ( not a good move) went to the hospital to get it checked out. Well after cardio version, nothing, it was permanently in AF, and about a week later after lots of tests heart failure set in, along with cardiomyopathy, hypertension, and ischemia ( sorry not sure of what type), so, now 8 years later still heart failure, and cardiomyopathy, fatigued all the time, breathless all the time, and very fed up with being incapacitated, as I was always very active and hard working, a loved my sports, now nothing I can’t walk more than 40 metres
I was diagnosed with a hole in my heart , just last December 2022, I was 55 at the time , I was supposed to go get something done, to close the hole but die to other health issues I couldn't go do it and now , it feels like its grating against the b4estbone , and I get palpitations , feels so strange , I believe its heart disease now due to other issues. Keep lifted
Good afternoon Dr My son was diagnosed with Heart Failure October 2022 on his 44th birthday 27/10/2022. My son has been diagnosed with Heart Failure over 2 years ago. He is 45yo. He has a pacemaker and defibrillator inserted. He suffers from all the 5 symptoms you have just stated. These symptoms only commenced after being made to get the COVID vaccination in order to keep his job. Following the vaccination he immediately became so unwell that he was bedridden for 4 days which he only just slept and drank water. He lost his job anyway. The 2nd time he was made get the COVID vaccination was so he could get into a Refuge as he had been made homeless as he lost his job and was evicted from the rental place that he had recently moved into. He again fell so ill that he was unable to get into the refugee as they don't take anyone after 10pm, and he had gone to the hospital and then had to leave to make it to the Refuge, consequently missing the deadline. He had no where to go and was so sick spent the night in a park near the Refuge. He was so sick he spent was bedridden for 10 days. It was after this that he moved back home. He became breathless and thought it was stress at not having a job and any money. This breathlessness only worsened over the.next few months. He was unable to sleep as when he lay down he couldn't breath. This continued for a couple of nights and it became so bad that he woke me at 2 am and asked me to call the ambulance. This was October 2022. He was in hospital and his heart capacity 14%. The doctor said he is lucky to be alive. We live in NSW Australia. I would like your opinion that it is possible that it was COVID vaccine that caused the heart damage. No-one believes me or my son it was due to him being made get the COVID vaccine.
My mother at 83 had all these symptoms and was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure. Sadly the fatigue she was suffering from was also a symptom of Leukaemia which went undiagnosed.
LBBB has heart valves fighting each other, causing most of those symptoms in my case. A resynchronization pacemaker fixed everything. Ejection fraction went from 28% to 45% (which is great). My greatest symptom was dizziness upon standing after being crouched down doing manual labor. Sometimes so bad i would have hallucinations for a minute. Blood pressures were not high. It was causing an enlarged heart and congestive failure (according to my surgeon)
I went to the ER last week with the cardiac issues. My heart was beating too fast for a few seconds, and then it would go back to normal. This kept happening and I was dizzy. The cardiologist told me that I had a potassium deficiency and that my echocardiogram looked normal.
Just been diagnosed with this after years of putting my symptoms down to various ailments like asthma, anaemia, depression. I have experienced all symptoms mentioned and recent testing shows I have AF.
Swelling of the ankles and weight gain are my two major concerns. I do take all kinds of medications for other things which may contribute, but I do have a heart murmur also.
i've had hf since 2017. i had the 5 bypass surgery. afterwards, i still couldn't excert myself, i still can't. lately i've had to call the ambulance twice because i couldn't breathe. the specialist took me of carvedidol and put me on water pills, i feel great but still have no energy. sometimes if i extend myself too much ( very little ) i feel sick to my stomach. at 85 i guess i can't expect much more.
I was diagnosed with HF 26 years ago. My worst symptom is Breathlessness with the slightest exertion. Tiredness is my second biggest symptom. I also was recently diagnosed with A-fib.
I have only one symptom of the five you mentioned. That is some nights - occasionally - I feel a little difficult in breathing, not anything severe. I walk 5 kms daily - brisk walking covering 5kms in 47 minutes - but dont feel breathlessness after the walk.
I had the first 2 symptoms it was all cause by to much salt 🧂 try eliminating salt for one month and see what happens! In the beginning I thought it was the cold weather but the I realized it was the salt I stop using salt the I was able to breathe better because I was not retaining water! It’s not easy because you can’t eat out!
51 years old, had temporarily heart failure, almost 2 years later, on entresto and feeling much better than in the beginning. However the mental part is much sadder
My sister age 71 was diagnosed with afib about six or seven years ago and just recently was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. She had an incident about a week ago where she woke up and could not breathe. She managed to retrieve a neighbor to get her to the hospital instead of calling 911. She left the hospital after four days of observation with a permanent oxygen tank. I fear I may lose her this year. She has all the symptoms, except I have not heard her complain about feeling tired all the time.
Hi Doc, I have a question, how to distinguish between cardiovascular or heart failure and other diseases such as bronchitis , anxiety or severe asthma, Knowing that the main symptoms are constant chest pain and difficulty breathing for +1 month . I really wish to hear what your opinion. Thank you
I had most of these symptoms I didn’t have weight gain or swelling the rest I blamed on my asthma. When there is a pre existing condition it can be very confusing. I had these symptoms for close to a year be for my “ widow maker heart attack” As I just found you on UA-cam I’m interested in all of the medications prescribed to me after angioplasty. If you’ve not done a video on that I’d like to know more from Canada I’m subscribing now
Excellent presentation. I think I am getting there. Mild swollen ankles by the end of the day. Better when I wake up recently diagnosed with Af. No sob. I am also hypertensive, and is currently taking metoprolol 50mgs twice daily. This drug makes me tired and zaps my energy. I am also taking eliquis 5mgs. twice daily to help prevent stroke because of the Af. The metoprolol sometimes lowers my heart, below 60 bmp. The low heart rate, I think contributes to my low energy level .
Recently went to have a treadmill stress test due to extreme shortness of breath. No dizziness or fainting just no ability to walk 30 feet then I would have to sit down no matter where I was. Tech girls would not let me do the treadmill because there monitor screens showed I was in what they called Level 3 Heart Block and a resting heartbeat of 28 to 30 beats per minute. Next step immediate ambulance ride to hospital and heart pacemaker the next morning. Everything went well but now I have been researching this procedure ti find out if there was any vitamins or minerals I could of took to raise my heart rate without the surgery. Now I find out I was extreme low on Potassium and Magnesium in my body, and they are very important to keep a regular heartbeat. So, I am not super happy about having the pacemaker put in without knowing all my options. (age 70) I do feel much better now and energy level is 3 times what I had before the pacemaker put in. What do you all think? Tale Care Hot Rod
Palpitations, breathlessness and weight gain. I have high BP but nothing is being done about the palpitations (at rest never less than 100). As for BP: on Losartan Potassium 50mg (used to be 25mg a couple of weeks ago), but I see no difference in my BP readings which I take twice daily. Trying to get an appointment with my GP is like trying to get to meet the King ! Very depressing.
Thanks. Mum had heart failire and AFIB was first detected when she lost appetite. Is AFIB the same as congestive heart failure? She had an on-going utl that ddn't want to clear. She was pretty tired for the final few months and one morning about a yr before she passed, her face has really sowllen up just the once. She also had a fall in the garden several years earlier but not breathless etc - it all makes sense now, largely.
I have these 5 symptoms. I I mistaken it was asthma I kept taking medication for asthma. I suffered almost 3 months with this symptom s.fon the end O Hospitalized with heart failure. My R F level is 35.please can you help me.I am fro. Sro lanka
Had a very serious heart attack 5 years ago which necessitated 3 stents being inserted. I had no warning just came upon me one Sunday morning. Damn painful. At first I was worried that I was going to die and after 10 minutes was worried that I was not going to die, it was that painful. Death does not bother me, pain does though!
I'm a 36 year old male with symptoms of Heart failure according to google. Ive been ignoring it for the past couple years and havent seen a doctor. Have to wait till August so insurance kicks in. Now Im just scared to see what they say
Hi, Good informative video. Have also heard lot of heart attacks were linked to previous few days of motion sickness and unemptied intestines with fermentation gas formation. These Gases get entrapped inside the heart pump or in the arteries and creates the air trap issue making the heart pump failing to pump, which becomes a heart attack...As per yogic practices, this gas is called Apana vayu and there is always gas attack...Can you pls do some research on this and find the truth ? Thank you.
😅breathless when walking and climbing the stairs working out and arm and chest pain i have high cholesterol due to have heart CT CA having palpitations constantly and high heart rate 212bpm and weight gain
Hello Doctor My Heart Efficiency is 30% and I couldn’t breathe properly last week as water went in the lungs. They prescribed me Entresto and BP meds with water pills too. Will this heart efficiency improve in next 6-9 months if I take precautions of healthy eating, no alcohol and no smoking as I quite addictions?
Breathlessness, my pulse ox dropped to 89 last week, palpations and fatigue, went to the ER at veterans hospital they sent me home saying everything checked out ok🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
I get asthma which I’ve had all my life, sometimes it’s just enough to maintain basic metabolic functions when a child, nothing like that now. I was originally given ramipril & amlodipine for heart some 12 years ago. I had sever adverse reactions to these two, it’s given me soothing akin to MS. Then put on 5 drugs, long names, I queried there polypharm, well it turned out they didn’t know that as well as they thought. Really affected the heart, Erythema, my ECG were just going berserk, very uncomfortable . Gave up with them. The only one I take now is the diuretic, though at times it’s very inconvenient, remember the MS. Come to conclusion, the treatment is as bad as the condition, at least for me.
Thank you for your presentation. By chance, have you done one on LBBB (left branch bundle block)? I did not have fluid build up, but I started having fainting episodes. The night time ones when I was in bed were the worst. I would feel VERY tired, fall asleep. The next thing my wife was waking me up. I was sweating, nausea, bowel movement etc. Eventually I was told I had LBBB and a pacemaker has been fitted.
I have all 5 of those symptoms as well as occasional vertigo or dizziness. My doc said my swollen ankles and hairless lower legs are due to broken valves in my lower legs thus allowing a back flow. My breathing is hard at times and gets bad if I lie on my back. How do I push my doc for heart tests ?I cannot go for tests without a GPs reference.
I got a rude awakening the last time I visited the ED, at my hospital of choice. I went in because of water retention/swelling of my ankles and calves. It had happened a couple of times before, but weeks and months had separated these episodes, if you will. I knew that after the end of what was a 9-hour visit, that they were just going to re-prescribe Furosemide. Since that was the only thing happening(no chest pressure, no shortness of breath, etc.), I should have asked for a refill, would have been a cost of $1.14 vs., what is probably a $800 visit, after insurance. sheesh! Anyway, the summary was written up, and it read "due to the history of chronic congestive heart failure(CHF)..." I was shocked! I have never been diagnosed with CHF. They have been calling it, "preserved ejection fraction, unspecified HF chronicity" the Dr. went on to say, it's under the umbrella of CHF. Smh. He apologized that I hadn't gotten the tough discussions in previous visits, just how severe this really is. If diagnosed with CHF, there's definitely a marker in terms of average years left on the life expectancy. He went on to say that the things I am doing now, walking 15,000-20,000 steps daily, eating clean, cutting down (or out) alcohol., plus taking yet (2) more medications that protect the heart. It is very sobering to know there's other choices I need to make, if I only have so long to live. I mean, tomorrow is not a guarantee to anyone, but that's all about accidents. When we are talking about hereditary issues, or issues brought on by choices made, or onset illness exacerbated by Covid19, ...the next chapter is yet to be discovered on how to plan and live. where i am going to live, who i will be seeing more, daily, nightly, and finding that it really needs to be the healthiest choice for the rest of my remaining life.
I have a bicuspid aortic valve and I experience chronic fatigue. Sometimes I feel dizzy if I stand up, and I nearly fell into the door. I also have mild stenosis and moderate regurgitation, and my left ventricle is enlarged. Am I showing signs of early heart failure?
I'm experiencing 4 of the 5 symptoms you described. All but the palpitations. I went to the cardiologist a week ago and he did an EKG and said it looked fine. Also my heart rate was 70 but at home it is usually at 60 so I think that is good. He did a stress test 2 years ago and said it looked very good. I went on a keto diet 2 years ago and lost 20 pounds but still have too big of a belly. I'm sure I have insulin resistance. I wish I could reverse this but I'm not convinced it is possible. Maybe chelation treatments.
Possibly. Sometimes stress can trigger acid reflux which causes blood pressure to rise. I experienced this my self The older one gets the worse to these symptoms get.. release stress!!!
I have AF since 1995 and I am 81 now . I had been active playing hard basketball until Il 58. My doctor said that although I have AF, it is stable and prescribed verafamil which is also my high blood pressure medication. to slow down the beating. . Am I safe in this condition in my old age?
I have oedema, breathlessness and rarely AFib. BNP at 120. Grade 1 diastolic dysfunction. Yet told that the echogram shows a strong heart action. Hence not in heart failure. Breathlessness partly attributed to poorer lung function. Hilar lymph nodes, opacity and glanulomatous disease. I am confused. I’m 73 years old male at 110 kgs.
I got a pain in under arm nearby breast area and shoulder! Is it scary? I took the blood test and heart rate the result everything is good! Still I am worried!kindly advice me!!!
Do you suffer from heart failure or do you know somebody with heart failure? Tell me in the comments which symptoms you felt.
Was it these top 5 or something different? I’ll be interested to know.
Due to blockage of heart valve the heart failure occur or not?
Shortness of breath
Edema
Fatigue
...are my symptoms that I'm experiencing right now...
I have ARTERIAL SEPTAL DEFECT IM 45 YEARS OLD...
i felt tired my stomach felt blooded due to liquid build up
Doctor ' i had an experience of breathless and difficult inside chest and extremely pressure of fear but i still don't know why was that happened to me and what's the cause? Was that heart failure or else something ? But i am still in confusion ? I've never ever had that problem & experience before now its been 1 and half year when i think about those accident and experience i still fear inside ! what type of action should i need to take step ahead now Doctor ??
Pls help me doc
My dad had this. Right before he died he had one entire leg significantly bigger than the other. I asked him what was wrong and he had fear in his voice saying he didn't know. He suffered with a bad heart for about 15 years. He was one tough cookie. Survived heart surgery, 2 shoulder surgeries and a knee surgery. Dad, you did good for us. Rest in peace now
Thank you so much for sharing your father's story
That sad didn't check for blood clots
Just about two days before my heart attack, I had a slight discomfort above my chest.
1. Breathlessness in exertion or at night lying flat on back
2. Swelling of extremities, ankles, legs.
3. Weight gain of fluid build up.
4. Heart palpitations from beating fast to keep up with weakness.
5.tired. really tired...fatigue.
HE IS AT PEACE NOW AND WITH GOD ❤
I was diagnosed with Congestive heart failure six years ago. I got a new Metro Valve four years ago. I was feeling Great. But slowly I`m getting weaker and weaker. So at 79 my old heart is weakening again. I`m happy and have lived a full life. I`m not telling my Wife or Primary care Doctor. No more sugary`s for me. Thank you for this great information! It brings me real Peace!
Brave noble soul.🎉
Wow I admire your bravery in the face of death.
Maybe it’s side effects from the covid shots - so much coming out these days! Best wishes.
Love your story. You are strong and I like and respect your feelings.
John 3:16
I did notice the lack of energy, out of breath after a walk, but don't remember any swelling, weight.gain, or palpitations. Doc couldn't figure it out. One night I felt an elephant on my chest got up and chewed 2 aspirin and went back to bed. Next day I took an EKG which showed nada. Two weeks later I woke up with my upper left arm hurting (from e xerox ise class?), and later that morning, a pain in my chest. My lightning fast mind said it was a heart attack . At ER I walked calmly into reception, and the rest is history. Two stents and heart failure later, I am just finishing my rehab, doing very well!
My dad died of this disease days ago. I'm crushed, he had all the symptoms... his heart was so weak at the end. I love you Dad.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Thank you kind stranger.
@@brianpistolwhip I know how you feel and my heart goes out to you. I had the best dad ever and he also had cardiac issues plus two different types of cancer. He passed away in 1996 and I still continue to miss him terribly. I will always remember him and the good times. Please keep the memories of your dad alive in your heart and mind. Sending you prayers and hope.🙏
My condolences for your loss. May he Rest in Peace.
@@brianpistolwhip I'm so sorry 😞. My dad is going through heart failure at the moment.
I have heart failure. Diagnosed after a breathless experience 8 years ago. No swelling but weight gain. Need at least two pillows to sleep. Hope for another 8 years at least. I am 75 now.
YOUR PRESENTATION IS ONE OF THE BEST...... CLARITY, SIMPLICITY, UNCLUTTERED, AND CHARISMATIC.......Thank you Doctor.
Thank you for your kind words
@@TheHeartDoctor And so handsome ! Don't worry, am not a stalker !
Your voice and pace is very calming, thank you for this video.
And unhurried, most appreciated!
At 82 years old, I manage my cardiovascular disease with my cardiologists help. Thanks for this checklist, I'll keep it in mind.
My late Brother had AF which caused a stroke & later cardiac failure. He lived with CF for 5 years until his death 18 months ago. Apparently that is a good innings for someone who was a smoker & overweight. I miss him every day
Sorry very sorry for your loss.
@StepbyStepbyMiriam Thank you, I don't think I will ever recover from his loss
I have all of these symptoms but I feel pretty good and can keep up with my household. I got rheumatoid arthritis 15 years ago and that’s what started this meltdown. But I am in remission so meltdown is slow. None of this concerns me because I am 80 and this is normal and I have no fear. When it’s time I’ll go. Thank you for this interesting and informative video. 😊🌸
Thank you for getting right to the point.
Oh Yes, some doctors beat around the bush.
I had a recent episode of TAKOTSUBO cardiomyopathy. It was a wild ride. My vessels were pristine. It was all conduction related. I am a retired critical care nurse. Imagine what it's like to watch your monitor in 3 degree block. Then a long precode with my heart rate of 200 for 4 hours. (I am 71). They gradually got me stabilized and I am home and will soon be going to cardiac rehab. Thank you Jesus, and thanks for addressing cardiomyopathy. Oh my Ejection Fraction had been 57 and dropped to 40. It is back to normal. I have much to be grateful for!!
Yep, that’s exactly where I’m at right now. I’m on my way out and up. I’m going to try and push out a little more time, God willing, but my personal end is very near. Lifelong diabetic type 1 with a heart defect since birth, yet using health and fitness, prayer, faith, and trying to be a good, kind, peaceful person who helps others, and loves animals and nature, enabled me to overcome it for a long time. Eventually though, it was bound to catch up. It’s weird to know you’re dying, yet still feel so alive like you want to achieve, adventure, and accomplish so much more… oh well…
My mum had heart failure, fluid build up in ankles was the main symptom. Taking meds to control the fluid means going to pee about 20 times a day which is demanding especially when they rely on a carer. She died a year ago from sepsis infection from a small skin tear on her leg. Infection got the better of her failing heart within a day and that was that. It was a decent death after 85 years so can’t complain.
We’re all going to die, just can’t be sure how or when.
I thank God every day after a triple bypass 5 months ago. Trying to get my affairs in order . Never had signs of a heart attack in my life! I must tell you that I took 3 COVID VACCINES. Some believe vaccines caused it.
What a lovely gentleman, we need more like this ...👏👏👏
I was born in the early 1970's with Tetralogy of Fallot. In 1976 I had my first open heart surgery where at that time the surgery dealt with a patch being inserted in the heart. In 2003 I had my second open heart surgery where my pulmunary valve was replaced with a pig valve. It was around this time I started getting tired and found out I had CHF. 2010 was the doozy: Open heart surgery number three. I had my pulmonary valve replaced (with a homograft), mitral valve replaced, bicuspid valve replaced along with a twisted ascending aorta, and chordae "flopping" around on one of the valves. On top of this, I am on my third AICD. I have had chronic tiredness for years but still seem to get up and go.
Im a caregiver, the sign you mentioned its really 💯%, I take care grandma and she just came from heart failure 😢😢😢
Thank you for keeping this message short and to the point.
My cardiologist said shes doesn't know why im short of breath. Lolol she needs too go back to school. TY!
I bumped into your informative video on this topic of HF. I am now into advance dilated cardiomyopathy (HFrEF
1. Breathlessness
2. Swelling in ankles
3. Weight gain
4. Palpitations
5. General tiredness or fatigue
Thanks
Thanks. 👍
Just because you have palpitations doesn't mean it has anything to do with heart failure.
Best to sleep on your left side too
1. Breathlethneth 2. Thwelling in anklth 3. Weight gain 4. Palpitationth 5. General tiredneth or fatigue
My mums brother died suddenly in a doorway after running to the neighbours house five hundred yards away for help when he had a water leak. He was only about 65, he wasn’t overweight,didn’t drink or smoke, was fit and did a fair bit of running. Anyone would think or believe that he would last till ninety. Mum couldn’t understand it so asked the pathologist. It turned out he died of “Angina of Effort”, ( Pheidippides Cardio Myopathy they call it now) . He said it’s caused by not stopping and easing up when your body tells you to.
At some stage maybe months or years before he strained his heart, probably running up hill and down dale. Hence the renaming, Pheidippides should have slowed down a bit when he approached Athens after running all the way from Marathon in 490BC. He was the best courier the Greeks had, a professional dispatch runner and he wasn’t very old either.
So as someone once said “ Hey, let’s be careful out there”. 😊
I currently have Asthma and Restrictive Impairment, Sleep Apnea, Gerd and other illnesses. Whewww, overwhelmed. I stay sick...chest tightness, shortness of breath, hoarse alot, etc My pulmonologist just made me appointment with heart doctors for a Carotid Doppler Ultrasound and Echo. I have a heart murmur, which have never given me problems. Because I felt dizzy recently, my head has a funny feeling and she heard a sound on my neck, she wanted me to take the tests. May be just Asthma and Gerd related, but glad she want to have me checked out to be sure nothing is going on with my heart and artery in the neck. I will take them next week. Praying all goes well.
Keep us updated. Im going to see my echo results may 16 i have sudden air hunger when active and exttreme fatigue also while active and shortness of breath. It all started after covid in 2021
What do you take for the GERD?
@@frankcantu1144I take Omeprazole at the moment and I used to take famotidine.
God bless you 🙏
@@SheliaRPierre Get them to check your thyroid...can be cause of heart failure.
I used to have palitations left right and centre a few years ago. My GP ordered a few tests and all came back negative. I then did some research and decided to take magnesium. Wow, all my heart palpations were gone. I still get the occasional palpitarion but its reduced by 99%. Magnesium worked for me but everyone is different.
Same. By the time you get palpitations, you really need more Mg.
Me too
Me too. I also take Vitamin D with the Magnesium. Vitamin D and Magnesium work together. See UA-cam video: “You’re Probably Taking your Vitamin D Wrong, and it Could be Dangerous (& Ineffective)” by Miche, PhD. I also take potassium with these, but you have to be especially carefully with the potassium because it can be dangerous if you get too much.
What type magnesium do you take? There are like 4 different types
@@charlesjlatimer6249
There are more than 4 types but what works for me is Bisglycinate.
Thank you for getting right to the point. I have heart failure i have all the symptoms you mentioned. I'm attending a heart failure clinic at the moment unfortunately when i have energy i forget snd do too much
Great video!! Tiredness and the rest. Yes. All of the symptoms that you mentioned.
Thank you Doctor for your lucid explanation of heart failure signs…I wake up breathless at night sometimes and have experienced the tiredness you describe. I lead an active life otherwise…eg walking 3-4miles per day and have a large garden to tend. I am currently taking candersatan and bisoprolol as recommended by my GP and a daily dosage of edoxaban to manage BP. Other than this I am fortunate to be able to do what I do. My weight is stable at 111/2 stone (6’) high. I also have knee strengthening exercises daily as recommended byNHS physios to manage osteoarthritis. I am 79…just keep bashing on really!!
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. Thank you so much for this video. You are a saint for posting this video. God bless you, Doctor!!!
Yes, indeed. That's me, and my cardiologist is taking good care of me. God bless.
Beautifully spoken.
Thank you for this explanation - I ended up in A&E on Saturday - I had funny tingling down one arm, and in two fingers on the same hand, with a feeling of discomfort across the top of my chest. I have previously had severe covid, and was diagnosed last year with Covid induced asthma. My blood pressure had also gone up from normal to around 145/95 (this is abnormal for me).
I have complained for nearly four years that my heart feels out of whack since I had covid. So they did an ECG, took bloods etc, and said I was fine, and sent me home. The only new thing I learnt was that I now have Sinus Arrhythmia (something I didnt have pre-covid, as I had an ECG a few years before).
I am concerned they didnt do a scan of the coronary arteries, while I was there - so intend to pick up with my GP tomorrow.
Hence why I am here, double checking stuff - thank you for leaving this for us all to read.
Me too,..pre covid, fine, post covid 1/22-2/22,...severe respiratory probs,..SOB instantly with extreme exertion,...HBP 170's/90's-117's,...now after 2yrs +3 bp meds is finally 130/80-85.....A1-C is high and went from 155 to 180,...covid fried my brain w/high fevee for 2 wks n bad headache same time period...think the fever rewired my conectivity,...im 59,....not well but alive, but not living.
My advice would be to have an open minded yet critical view to the vac c in e as well. This can be an explanation/cause for (increase of) your symptoms
@@crashtestdrummie-nl6411 I have a very open mind - but I am well aware that covid should have killed me, and somehow I survived - and each day for the last four years has been a blessing.
I was diagnosed with congenital heart failure a few years ago but it started, as l was informed, many years before, when l was hospitalized with pneumonia, and had to breath through an outlet in the wall of the hospital that delivered oxygen to my lungs. I remember it was extremely painful. I got better, but the damage was done done, and it resulted in the condition l now have. I get breathless when moving about, and caugh a lot, especially when l am in bed. Caugh drops help a little, and for a short time. I have nasal congestion, and am constantly blowing my nose both during the day and the night. I am allergic to dust, and cannot use paper handkerchiefs and use cloth handkies, which get soaked .l have a good supply of them, as l don't want to be doing laundry more than necessary. ( very tiring), taking me most if the day to put things away. I live in an independant living facility, but doon't mix much with the other residents , as their constant complaining of their health problems bother me, and l keep mine to myself, or to professionals that l am in contact with once a month. 😂😮😅😅😅
How painful was it
If you take meds with the ending....... april, that stuff can cause severe coughing as a side effect. Since I cut that stuff out, my coughing stopped.
Breathlessness when I exert myself a bit too much where I had to stop everything while struggling to get my breath. I made 2 trips to emergency and 1 to my doctor. The doctors at emergency claims I wasn't having a heart attack. My MD just sent me home and told me to rest. I demanded a heart scan which turned up calcium buildup on my heart arteries. I started taking Cod Liver Oil which really help because the 2nd heart scan showed that the Calcium was mostly gone.
I never had any more problems until 2023 when I started having severe pain around my heart if I walked a little fast. But when I tried to mow my yard the pain really kicked in. I put my mower up and went to emergency again. And the next thing I knew I was taken by ambulance to the hospital in another city and was put in the ICU for a week where I had open heart surgery on April 13 2023. Keep my fingers crossed but I can walk fast, work out with weights and mow my yard again.
I had a friend who was in her yard raking...called her grand daughter to come outside and drove her to the hospital but she died on the way. I do yard work but I make sure to stop at anytime. God bless 🙏🙏
@@100PercentOS2 There is no recorded incidence of heart calcium score reversing even slightly let alone “calcium mostly gone”. Please elaborate as what other supplements you were taking. I hope u are still o.k.
I have SVT, fast beats, slow beats. I'm 61 and started working out 3 years ago 3-4 days a week. I've lost 50 lbs and feel like I did when I was 50 and working out. I'm going down swinging!!!
my general tiredness is very apparent. It has hit me hard in the last 12 months or so. Other symptoms have not shown up however.
I have Chronic Heart Failure due to Marfans syndrome. I have all of these but swelling. Thank you for this information, now I know why I sweat so much. I found exercise to be the answer for me at keeping most symptoms at bay. My doctor tellks me I have trained my body to not have symptoms of this disease. I exercise hard. This year I have logged 2000 miles on my bicycle and I did not start riding this year until the end of Feb. I should also mention I am pushing 70.
Diagnosed with heart failure about 18 months ago, with recommendation for urgent operation to kick start the heart to get it back to the correct rythm. Had one op, and was told it was sucessful. Not long after went for a check-up, and was told the heart had reversed back to it's old rythm, and a second op was required... 12 months later, am still waiting for the second op..🙄🙄 73 years of age , and cycling a lot,,, the cycling seems to work better than the heart op..
I have been diagnosed with heart disease and atrial fibrillation. After receiving a stent in my hearts only blocked artery , I stopped having frequent episodes of tachycardia and afib. I've become stronger and have more energy.
I have heart failure and I experience weight gain,fatigue, breathless and swollen feet
Scary..
Carnivore or low carb diet. Look at all the success stories on UA-cam.😊
And the rarely discussed 6th sign of heart failure is rigor mortis.
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Dark humor. I like
I had swelling, terrible fatigue, occasional slight breathlessness, my chest was
😮always tight but I have MS so that’s what I thought it was. I went to hospital for one night and they said nothing, I was sent for echocardiogram I got a phone call at home one Saturday from my local hospital saying I had had a heart attack and my left ventricle was damaged, heart only working at45% …..j couldn’t believe it, was so shocked . Apparently I’d had a silent heart attack and I had no idea. I was terrified but apart from medication I ha E never seen a cardiologist, or had any t
Cardio MRI…nothing. It’s terrible I’m in U K and the NHS is failing y fast.
I’m in Darwin Australia, I have had AF for a long time, it started when I was about 20, and used to come and go, most often only for a hour or two before going back to sinus rhythm, then in 2016, something felt like it broke in my chest, and AF was happening, silly me waiting for it to go back to sinus rhythm, but after two weeks ( not a good move) went to the hospital to get it checked out. Well after cardio version, nothing, it was permanently in AF, and about a week later after lots of tests heart failure set in, along with cardiomyopathy, hypertension, and ischemia ( sorry not sure of what type), so, now 8 years later still heart failure, and cardiomyopathy, fatigued all the time, breathless all the time, and very fed up with being incapacitated, as I was always very active and hard working, a loved my sports, now nothing I can’t walk more than 40 metres
Thank you so much for sharing your story.
I wonder to warmer/hot climates make your heart work harder?
@StepbyStepbyMiriam
Good question. Almost seems like it ?
I was diagnosed with a hole in my heart , just last December 2022, I was 55 at the time , I was supposed to go get something done, to close the hole but die to other health issues I couldn't go do it and now , it feels like its grating against the b4estbone , and I get palpitations , feels so strange , I believe its heart disease now due to other issues. Keep lifted
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Dr you share great information 😊
Good afternoon Dr
My son was diagnosed with Heart Failure October 2022 on his 44th birthday 27/10/2022. My son has been diagnosed with Heart Failure over 2 years ago. He is 45yo. He has a pacemaker and defibrillator inserted. He suffers from all the 5 symptoms you have just stated.
These symptoms only commenced after being made to get the COVID vaccination in order to keep his job. Following the vaccination he immediately became so unwell that he was bedridden for 4 days which he only just slept and drank water. He lost his job anyway. The 2nd time he was made get the COVID vaccination was so he could get into a Refuge as he had been made homeless as he lost his job and was evicted from the rental place that he had recently moved into. He again fell so ill that he was unable to get into the refugee as they don't take anyone after 10pm, and he had gone to the hospital and then had to leave to make it to the Refuge, consequently missing the deadline. He had no where to go and was so sick spent the night in a park near the Refuge. He was so sick he spent was bedridden for 10 days. It was after this that he moved back home. He became breathless and thought it was stress at not having a job and any money. This breathlessness only worsened over the.next few months. He was unable to sleep as when he lay down he couldn't breath. This continued for a couple of nights and it became so bad that he woke me at 2 am and asked me to call the ambulance. This was October 2022. He was in hospital and his heart capacity 14%. The doctor said he is lucky to be alive. We live in NSW Australia. I would like your opinion that it is possible that it was COVID vaccine that caused the heart damage.
No-one believes me or my son it was due to him being made get the COVID vaccine.
My mother at 83 had all these symptoms and was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure. Sadly the fatigue she was suffering from was also a symptom of Leukaemia which went undiagnosed.
We will keep clicking and our hearts will hopefully keep ticking. Mold allergies are similiar. Nice video.
LBBB has heart valves fighting each other, causing most of those symptoms in my case. A resynchronization pacemaker fixed everything.
Ejection fraction went from 28% to 45% (which is great).
My greatest symptom was dizziness upon standing after being crouched down doing manual labor. Sometimes so bad i would have hallucinations for a minute.
Blood pressures were not high. It was causing an enlarged heart and congestive failure (according to my surgeon)
I went to the ER last week with the cardiac issues. My heart was beating too fast for a few seconds, and then it would go back to normal. This kept happening and I was dizzy. The cardiologist told me that I had a potassium deficiency and that my echocardiogram looked normal.
Just been diagnosed with this after years of putting my symptoms down to various ailments like asthma, anaemia, depression. I have experienced all symptoms mentioned and recent testing shows I have AF.
Swelling of the ankles and weight gain are my two major concerns. I do take all kinds of medications for other things which may contribute, but I do have a heart murmur also.
i've had hf since 2017. i had the 5 bypass surgery. afterwards, i still couldn't excert myself, i still can't.
lately i've had to call the ambulance twice because i couldn't breathe. the specialist took me of carvedidol and put me on water pills, i feel great but still have no energy. sometimes if i extend myself too much ( very little ) i feel sick to my stomach. at 85 i guess i can't expect much more.
I was diagnosed with HF 26 years ago. My worst symptom is Breathlessness with the slightest exertion. Tiredness is my second biggest symptom. I also was recently diagnosed with A-fib.
I have only one symptom of the five you mentioned. That is some nights - occasionally - I feel a little difficult in breathing, not anything severe. I walk 5 kms daily - brisk walking covering 5kms in 47 minutes - but dont feel breathlessness after the walk.
Great video Dr. Thank you looking forward to your other videos.
Thanks for watching!
I had the first 2 symptoms it was all cause by to much salt 🧂 try eliminating salt for one month and see what happens! In the beginning I thought it was the cold weather but the I realized it was the salt I stop using salt the I was able to breathe better because I was not retaining water! It’s not easy because you can’t eat out!
51 years old, had temporarily heart failure, almost 2 years later, on entresto and feeling much better than in the beginning. However the mental part is much sadder
The ground coming up to meet you very quickly indeed. Thats a sign.
My sister age 71 was diagnosed with afib about six or seven years ago and just recently was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. She had an incident about a week ago where she woke up and could not breathe. She managed to retrieve a neighbor to get her to the hospital instead of calling 911. She left the hospital after four days of observation with a permanent oxygen tank. I fear I may lose her this year. She has all the symptoms, except I have not heard her complain about feeling tired all the time.
yes, I do. Those are the symptoms I have I am taking furosemide,80mg per day.
Thank you for sharing.
On front wheel drive cars. . .Put your best tires in the back. . .The front tires have the added traction of the motor weight.
My wrists swell around where my watch is . I keep having to adjust my watch strap to tight when swelled and to loose when not swelled
Hi Doc,
I have a question, how to distinguish between cardiovascular or heart failure and other diseases such as bronchitis , anxiety or severe asthma,
Knowing that the main symptoms are constant chest pain and difficulty breathing for +1 month .
I really wish to hear what your opinion. Thank you
I suffered from all 5. I thought it was weight alone. I am being treated now.
I had most of these symptoms I didn’t have weight gain or swelling the rest I blamed on my asthma. When there is a pre existing condition it can be very confusing. I had these symptoms for close to a year be for my “ widow maker heart attack” As I just found you on UA-cam I’m interested in all of the medications prescribed to me after angioplasty. If you’ve not done a video on that I’d like to know more from Canada I’m subscribing now
Excellent presentation. I think I am getting there. Mild swollen ankles by the end of the day. Better when I wake up recently diagnosed with Af. No sob.
I am also hypertensive, and is currently taking metoprolol 50mgs twice daily. This drug makes me tired and zaps my energy. I am also taking eliquis 5mgs. twice daily to help prevent stroke because of the Af. The metoprolol sometimes lowers my heart, below 60 bmp. The low heart rate, I think contributes to my low energy level .
Recently went to have a treadmill stress test due to extreme shortness of breath. No dizziness or fainting just no ability to walk 30 feet then I would have to sit down no matter where I was. Tech girls would not let me do the treadmill because there monitor screens showed I was in what they called Level 3 Heart Block and a resting heartbeat of 28 to 30 beats per minute. Next step immediate ambulance ride to hospital and heart pacemaker the next morning. Everything went well but now I have been researching this procedure ti find out if there was any vitamins or minerals I could of took to raise my heart rate without the surgery. Now I find out I was extreme low on Potassium and Magnesium in my body, and they are very important to keep a regular heartbeat. So, I am not super happy about having the pacemaker put in without knowing all my options. (age 70) I do feel much better now and energy level is 3 times what I had before the pacemaker put in. What do you all think? Tale Care Hot Rod
Palpitations, breathlessness and weight gain.
I have high BP but nothing is being done about the palpitations (at rest never less than 100). As for BP: on Losartan Potassium 50mg (used to be 25mg a couple of weeks ago), but I see no difference in my BP readings which I take twice daily.
Trying to get an appointment with my GP is like trying to get to meet the King !
Very depressing.
Echo Cardiography: Dilated LV with mild systolic dysfunction / Moderate pulmonary hypertension
Thanks. Mum had heart failire and AFIB was first detected when she lost appetite. Is AFIB the same as congestive heart failure? She had an on-going utl that ddn't want to clear. She was pretty tired for the final few months and one morning about a yr before she passed, her face has really sowllen up just the once. She also had a fall in the garden several years earlier but not breathless etc - it all makes sense now, largely.
I have these 5 symptoms. I I mistaken it was asthma
I kept taking medication for asthma. I suffered almost 3 months with this symptom s.fon the end O Hospitalized with heart failure. My R F level is 35.please can you help me.I am fro. Sro lanka
I also experience light headedness which I ascribe to a shortage of oxygen due to a lower EF?
I have every single one of the symptoms you mentioned. Every one.
Had a very serious heart attack 5 years ago which necessitated 3 stents being inserted. I had no warning just came upon me one Sunday morning. Damn painful. At first I was worried that I was going to die and after 10 minutes was worried that I was not going to die, it was that painful. Death does not bother me, pain does though!
I'm a 36 year old male with symptoms of Heart failure according to google. Ive been ignoring it for the past couple years and havent seen a doctor. Have to wait till August so insurance kicks in. Now Im just scared to see what they say
Hi, Good informative video. Have also heard lot of heart attacks were linked to previous few days of motion sickness and unemptied intestines with fermentation gas formation. These Gases get entrapped inside the heart pump or in the arteries and creates the air trap issue making the heart pump failing to pump, which becomes a heart attack...As per yogic practices, this gas is called Apana vayu and there is always gas attack...Can you pls do some research on this and find the truth ? Thank you.
😅breathless when walking and climbing the stairs working out and arm and chest pain i have high cholesterol due to have heart CT CA having palpitations constantly and high heart rate 212bpm and weight gain
Hello Doctor My Heart Efficiency is 30% and I couldn’t breathe properly last week as water went in the lungs. They prescribed me Entresto and BP meds with water pills too. Will this heart efficiency improve in next 6-9 months if I take precautions of healthy eating, no alcohol and no smoking as I quite addictions?
Just curious how you know that your heart is working at 30% ? Did you have a specific test for this? Thank you in advance.
Thanks for that doc. Most informative. I'll subscribe to help you.
What about a lingering cold and sniffles for more than a month? Thanks!
Breathlessness, my pulse ox dropped to 89 last week, palpations and fatigue, went to the ER at veterans hospital they sent me home saying everything checked out ok🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
I get asthma which I’ve had all my life, sometimes it’s just enough to maintain basic metabolic functions when a child, nothing like that now. I was originally given ramipril & amlodipine for heart some 12 years ago. I had sever adverse reactions to these two, it’s given me soothing akin to MS. Then put on 5 drugs, long names, I queried there polypharm, well it turned out they didn’t know that as well as they thought. Really affected the heart, Erythema, my ECG were just going berserk, very uncomfortable . Gave up with them. The only one I take now is the diuretic, though at times it’s very inconvenient, remember the MS. Come to conclusion, the treatment is as bad as the condition, at least for me.
Extreme weakness, swelling on ankles at morning, breathlessness, but Ecg , Eco comes normal, plz give me suggestions
my latest symtoms of chf is nausea, and light headedness upon simple excertion. what stage am i in.?
Thank you for your presentation. By chance, have you done one on LBBB (left branch bundle block)? I did not have fluid build up, but I started having fainting episodes. The night time ones when I was in bed were the worst. I would feel VERY tired, fall asleep. The next thing my wife was waking me up. I was sweating, nausea, bowel movement etc. Eventually I was told I had LBBB and a pacemaker has been fitted.
I HAVE 1,2,3,5. No 4 as I listen to my body and slow down.
I find myself hard to breathe in the night
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I have all 5 of those symptoms as well as occasional vertigo or dizziness. My doc said my swollen ankles and hairless lower legs are due to broken valves in my lower legs thus allowing a back flow. My breathing is hard at times and gets bad if I lie on my back. How do I push my doc for heart tests ?I cannot go for tests without a GPs reference.
I couldn't take five steps without feeling like i was gonna pass out and then suddenly I did pass out two times going into my third year with HF
I got a rude awakening the last time I visited the ED, at my hospital of choice. I went in because of water retention/swelling of my ankles and calves. It had happened a couple of times before, but weeks and months had separated these episodes, if you will. I knew that after the end of what was a 9-hour visit, that they were just going to re-prescribe Furosemide. Since that was the only thing happening(no chest pressure, no shortness of breath, etc.), I should have asked for a refill, would have been a cost of $1.14 vs., what is probably a $800 visit, after insurance. sheesh! Anyway, the summary was written up, and it read "due to the history of chronic congestive heart failure(CHF)..." I was shocked! I have never been diagnosed with CHF. They have been calling it, "preserved ejection fraction, unspecified HF chronicity" the Dr. went on to say, it's under the umbrella of CHF. Smh. He apologized that I hadn't gotten the tough discussions in previous visits, just how severe this really is. If diagnosed with CHF, there's definitely a marker in terms of average years left on the life expectancy. He went on to say that the things I am doing now, walking 15,000-20,000 steps daily, eating clean, cutting down (or out) alcohol., plus taking yet (2) more medications that protect the heart. It is very sobering to know there's other choices I need to make, if I only have so long to live. I mean, tomorrow is not a guarantee to anyone, but that's all about accidents. When we are talking about hereditary issues, or issues brought on by choices made, or onset illness exacerbated by Covid19, ...the next chapter is yet to be discovered on how to plan and live. where i am going to live, who i will be seeing more, daily, nightly, and finding that it really needs to be the healthiest choice for the rest of my remaining life.
I have a bicuspid aortic valve and I experience chronic fatigue. Sometimes I feel dizzy if I stand up, and I nearly fell into the door. I also have mild stenosis and moderate regurgitation, and my left ventricle is enlarged. Am I showing signs of early heart failure?
I'm experiencing 4 of the 5 symptoms you described. All but the palpitations. I went to the cardiologist a week ago and he did an EKG and said it looked fine. Also my heart rate was 70 but at home it is usually at 60 so I think that is good. He did a stress test 2 years ago and said it looked very good. I went on a keto diet 2 years ago and lost 20 pounds but still have too big of a belly. I'm sure I have insulin resistance. I wish I could reverse this but I'm not convinced it is possible. Maybe chelation treatments.
What about bloating and high blood pressure is there connection between heart problems or acid reflux?
Possibly. Sometimes stress can trigger acid reflux which causes blood pressure to rise. I experienced this my self
The older one gets the worse to these symptoms get.. release stress!!!
I have all 5 symptoms and feel like a traincrash. The medication I've been given also have bad side effects. Any advice, please.
I have AF since 1995 and I am 81 now . I had been active playing hard basketball until Il 58. My doctor said that although I have AF, it is stable and prescribed verafamil which is also my high blood pressure medication. to slow down the beating. . Am I safe in this condition in my old age?
My son has high cholesterol his feet was swelling out of the blue
I have oedema, breathlessness and rarely AFib. BNP at 120. Grade 1 diastolic dysfunction.
Yet told that the echogram shows a strong heart action. Hence not in heart failure. Breathlessness partly attributed to poorer lung function. Hilar lymph nodes, opacity and glanulomatous disease. I am confused. I’m 73 years old male at 110 kgs.
Dr, can you make a video on heart enlargement?😊
I got a pain in under arm nearby breast area and shoulder! Is it scary? I took the blood test and heart rate the result everything is good! Still I am worried!kindly advice me!!!