No symptoms

[0163SLH]

Hi guys me again. Had a appointment with cardiac nurse last week . Apparently I have heart failure but showing no symptoms so don't have it? Is this as I had , had a heart attack a few weeks ago as the rehab are saying I di have heart failure. I had so many questions to ask her I forgot this one. Don't want to sound stupid just a bit confused. Thanks in advance. Hope this finds you all well.

[RufusScamp]

When I had a bad chest infection a few months ago, I was diagnosed with severe heart failure, but had, and still have, no particular symptoms. It just means your heart is not as efficient as it should be, probably an after-effect of your heart attack. There is medication which can help, and you will see that many posters on this site have seen big improvements.

[0163SLH in reply to RufusScamp]

Thank you xx

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

Generally HF (Heart Failure) is caused by a reduced EF (Ejection Fraction). However, like CAD (Cardiac Arterial Disease) there is no direct correlation between the percentage (blockage in the case of CAD). If two people have the same reduced EF and have totally different symptoms. One may, in fact, have none whilst the other has fluid retention and breathlessness. Therefore treatment is based on symptoms more than actual EF.

The BHF have a lot of information on line. Here's a starter:

bhf.org.uk/informationsuppo...

[0163SLH in reply to MichaelJH]

Thank you!!!!!!xx