06/10/25
Heart failure:
Definition:
• This is a condition in which the heart is not able to pump enough blood to keep with the demands of
the body.
Symptoms:
dyspnea
Paroxysmalnocturnal
• Exertional dyspnoea, fatigue, orthopnoea, PND, fluid overload.
Signs:
• Ankle swelling, raised JVP, lung crepitations and ascites.
Diagnostic pathways:
Clinical features
12 Lead ECG
ToBNP
Heart failure:
Definition:
• This is a condition in which the heart is not able to pump enough blood to keep with the demands of
the body.
Symptoms:
dyspnea
Paroxysmalnocturnal
• Exertional dyspnoea, fatigue, orthopnoea, PND, fluid overload.
Signs:
• Ankle swelling, raised JVP, lung crepitations and ascites.
Diagnostic pathways:
Clinical features
12 Lead ECG
ToBNP
