Cite this: Measuring the Dyspnea of Decompensated Heart Failure With a Visual Analog Scale: How Much Improvement Is Meaningful? - Medscape - Jul 01, 2004. Abstract and Introduction ...

The isolated cardiac differential diagnoses, including HF, are all disease processes that lead to the heart failing as a pump. 5 In such cases, the dyspnea is not caused by inadequate oxygenation ...

Heart failure is a term that virtually everyone has heard of, but many people don’t truly understand what heart failure really means for patients and their families. More than 6 million ...

Chest pain and shortness of breath may offer distinct warnings of future heart problems over 30 years' time, according to a new study. Chest pain accounts for more than 6.5 million visits to U.S ...

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Possible causes of shortness of breath when lying down include heart failure, obesity, and emphysema. Learn more about why it can be hard to breathe when lying down.

New heart failure symptom: Shortness of breath while bending over. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 03 / 140318124658.htm.

Dr. W. Douglas Weaver answers the question: 'Is It Emphysema Or Heart Disease?' — -- Question: How do I know when shortness of breath is due to other conditions such as emphysema, or heart ...

In this study, we found that for all patients presenting with dyspnea, a change in VAS of 21.1 mm corresponded with a patient's perception of a meaningful change in dyspnea. More important, we ...

Citing several studies that supported the use of BNP in patients with dyspnea and with comorbid heart and lung disease, Le Jemtel et al. suggested that BNP >500 pg/mL is indicative of overt ...