Heart Failure Zones: Your Action Plan

If you feel this way:

• Have no trouble breathing

• Have no chest pressure or pain

• Have a stable weight

• Have no change in swelling of feet, ankles, legs, belly

• You feel OK when active

Do this:

Keep managing your heart health well.

If you have these symptoms:

• Hard to breathe when lying down

• Need to sleep in a chair or with extra pillows

• Hard to breathe when active

• Feeling very tired

• Trouble doing daily activities

• Dry, hacking cough

• Weight gain of 2 to 3 pounds or more in 1 day

• Weight gain or loss of 5 pounds in 1 week

• New or worse swelling in feet, ankles, legs, or belly

Do this:

Call your healthcare provider now. You may need to take extra medicine or visit their office.

If you have these symptoms:

• Hard to breathe at rest

• More trouble sleeping or can't lie flat

• Loss of appetite

• Frequent, dry, hacking cough

• Increased discomfort or swelling in the lower body

• Fast or irregular heartbeat

• Chest pressure or pain

• New or worse confusion, dizziness, sadness, or depression

• Can’t stay alert or awake

• Fainting or passing out

Do this:

Call 911 or go to the emergency room now. You need care right away.