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
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 with congestive heart failure
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Type
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Data from patients with congestive heart failure, who reported starting treatments within 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 (18 evaluations)
Total evaluations
19
Tried for
congestive heart failure
(27)
Perceived effectiveness
for congestive heart failure (12 evaluations)
Total evaluations
12
Tried for
congestive heart failure
(19)
Perceived effectiveness
for congestive heart failure (5 evaluations)
Side effects
ineffective cough
Total evaluations
5
Tried for
congestive heart failure
(11)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (2 evaluations)
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
anxious mood
(6)
Perceived effectiveness
for anxious mood (4 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
anxious mood
(6)
Perceived effectiveness
for depressed mood (12 evaluations)
Side effects
tiredness
Total evaluations
12
Tried for
depressed mood
(5)
pain
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (4 evaluations)
Side effects
sleepiness
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
pain
(5)
Perceived effectiveness
for pain (3 evaluations)
Side effects
dry mouth
Total evaluations
3
Tried for
pain
(4)
Perceived effectiveness
for congestive heart failure (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
congestive heart failure
(4)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
pain
(4)
- Major
- Moderate
- Slight
- None
- Can't tell
- Severe
- Moderate
- Mild
- None
Data from patients with congestive heart failure, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has congestive heart failure on PatientsLikeMe?
- 1591 patients have this condition
- 4 new patients joined this month
- 445 say CHF is their primary condition
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
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<20 | 1 | |
20s | 25 | |
30s | 122 | |
40s | 275 | |
50s | 423 | |
60s | 424 | |
70+ | 244 |
Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
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0-19 years | 22 | |
20-29 years | 47 | |
30-39 years | 132 | |
40-49 years | 194 | |
50-59 years | 185 | |
60-69 years | 89 | |
70+ years | 27 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 420 | |
Female | 1101 |
Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
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Diagnosed | 1042 | |
Not Diagnosed | 22 |
These charts show data from CHF patients who have completed their condition history
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