Lin says that although the ancient Chinese medical texts don't mention heart failure by name, they do include descriptions of similar symptoms, including heart palpitations, edema, shortness of breath and coughing, phlegm retention, edema involving the heart and a deficiency of chi in the heart.
林宜信說，我國古代醫學文獻中雖沒有心臟衰竭的病名，但有類似的癥狀與體徵的描述，如心悸、怔忡、水腫、喘咳、痰飲、心水、心痺等。