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 |