CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE COMMUNITY
right and left sided

right and left sided

Can a person have right sided heart failure without ever having left sided failure or does it always follow left sided even if you have not had any of the symptons?  
Related Discussions
Avatar_dr_m_tn
Hi,

A person can have right sided heart failure without ever having left sided heart failure before. Although, ultimately biventricular/ both sides heart failure occurs, it can start with either right sided or left sided heart failure. The signs/symptoms are of course different in the 2 scenarios. The left sided heart failure presents with breathlessness,coughing,blood in sputum whereas right heart failure presents with swelling of the feet/swelling of abdomen etc.
I sincerely hope that helps. Please do keep me posted. Kind regards.
Blank
Post a Comment
To
Comment
Post A Comment
Go
Blank
Weight Tracker
Reach your weight goal faster
Start Tracking Now
MedHelp Health Answers
Submit
Top Heart Disease Answerers
Avatar_m_tn
Blank
jrbon
Madrid, Spain
Avatar_f_tn
Blank
grendslori
Grand Rapids, MI
Avatar_f_tn
Blank
gmachris518
Electric City, WA
RSS Expert Activity
1741471_tn?1336957856
Blank
LIVE WEBINAR TOMORROW!-SUPER BODY, ... Blank
May 22 by Michael Gonzalez-WallaceBlank
2126606_tn?1335910182
Blank
Fibromyalgia Awareness
May 11 by Clare Waismann Kavin, RASBlank
2126606_tn?1335910182
Blank
Opioid-induced hyperalgesia reduces...
May 03 by Clare Waismann Kavin, RASBlank