It can affect either the left side of the heart (left-sided heart failure) or the right side (right-sided heart failure).

Pulmonary hypertension can damage the right side of the heart and increase pressure in the superior vena cava, leading to heart failure. Tricuspid valve stenosis is a type of heart valve problem.

Other classic symptoms of heart failure — orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND) and signs of right-sided heart failure (eg, peripheral edema) — may also occur. Rarely, initial symptoms ...

Plus, patients may still develop right-sided heart failures ... are up against a host of conditions that encompass heart failure, such as coronary disease and arrhythmia, so patients feel ...

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Diastolic heart failure causes a stiff left ventricle that prevents the heart from relaxing between beats. Common symptoms include coughing, tiredness, and shortness of breath. Systolic and ...

Other classic symptoms of heart failure — orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND) and signs of right sided heart failure (i.e. peripheral edema) — are also common. Rare initial symptoms ...