Congestive heart failure, or heart failure, is a long-term condition in which your heart can’t pump blood well enough to meet your body’s needs. Types of congestive heart failure include:

-Left-sided heart failure.
-Right-sided heart failure.
-High-output heart failure. 

Congestive heart failure symptoms include:

-Shortness of breath.
-Waking up short of breath at night.
-Chest pain.
-Heart palpitations.
-Fatigue when you’re active.
-Weight gain.
-Need to urinate while resting at night.
-A dry, hacking cough.
-A full (bloated) or hard stomach.Swelling in your ankles, legs and abdomen.

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