Table 2: Symptoms and signs of HF among study patients.

Variable

n

(%)

Symptoms

 

 

 Shortness of breath

185

53.5

 Palpitation

182

52.6

 Lower limb swelling

132

38.2

 Nocturnal cough

65

18.8

 Orthopnea

47

13.6

 Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

34

9.8

 Right upper quadrant pain

7

2

Signs

 

 

 Lower limb edema

69

19.9

 Gallop

24

6.9

 Shift of apex beat

16

4.6

 Raised jugular venous pressure

8

2.3

 Heaving apex beat

19

5.5

 Basal crepitation

10

2.9

 Tenderness of right upper quadrant

4

1.2