Heart failure

Speak to a GP if you have: breathlessness a persistent cough tiredness or fatigue that occurs even at rest and gets worse with movement swelling in the legs or ankles


a heart attack coronary heart disease inherited heart disease (for example, cardiomyopathy) high blood pressure (hypertension) heart rhythm or valve abnormalities viral infection damage from the immune system (myocarditis) congenital heart disease amyloidosis

Symptoms

When the heart is not pumping blood as well as it should, you can experience a range of symptoms.

Speak to a GP if you have: breathlessness a persistent cough tiredness or fatigue that occurs even at rest and gets worse with movement swelling in the legs or ankles