Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history.
Your doctor will perform a physical exam, which will include
checking your heart, lungs, abdomen, and legs. Some of the
following tests may be done to help confirm the diagnosis. Using
these tests and others, along with certain lab tests, your
doctor can determine if you have heart failure and begin
treatment which will most likely include taking certain
medications, following a low salt diet, and leading a healthy
lifestyle. These diagnostic tests may include: This can help
assess the size and shape of the heart. It can detect fluid in
the lungs. This is a painless, simple test in which patches with
electrodes are attached to your skin to measure electrical
impulses produced by your heart. These impulses are recorded as
waves displayed on a monitor or printed out on graph paper. It
shows how fast your heart is beating and its rhythm. It also
records the timing of the electrical signals as they pass
through each part of the heart. This test uses ul