Heart failure symptoms: Heart failure means the heart cannot pump

Heart failure means the heart cannot pump blood as it should. It often results from a related condition. Learn its stages and treatment. Find out the symptoms of heart and circulatory disease you need to take seriously. Congestive heart failure : When blood slows down as it leaves the heart , it also is slower when it comes back. That causes blood to back up in your veins, and there can be swelling all over your body. Rapid Heartbeat (Tachycardia) or extra heart sounds Abnormal Heart Rhythm (Arrhythmias) Crackling sound of fluid in the lungs: Caused by fluid congestion Swelling and Fluid Retention in Liver or Gastrointestinal Tract Liver Malfunction ‹ How your heart works Back to first page Types of Heart Failure › Printer-friendly version