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"I love it when patients come in and they bring their list of questions, or they ask me ‘Should I have this test?’ or ‘Why are we doing this?’ That makes the relationship, that makes managing this chronic problem together, a lot better."

‒ Dr. E. Harry Walker
MetroHealth Center for Community Health

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Chronic diseases account for 75% of the United States’ $2 trillion-a-year health care costs.

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Symptoms of Heart Failure 

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Many symptoms are commonly associated with heart failure:

• Shortness of breath (may be all the time, with exertion or at night when lying down)

• Activity intolerance

• Difficulty lying flat without extra pillows

• Chest pain

• Palpitations

• Dizziness

• Decreased alertness

• Increasing fatigue

• Swelling in legs

• Rapid weight gain

• Abdominal distention and bloating

• Decreased appetite

Most of these symptoms are caused by excess fluid build-up. In heart failure, the body has difficulty ridding itself of salt and water. This is called fluid overload.

The fluid builds up in the tissues of the body in the legs, abdomen and lungs. The heart has to work harder to pump this extra fluid and this causes more fatigue.


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