6 Warning Signs That Show Your Heart Is Not Working Properly

Here are the 6 warning signs that show your heart is not working properly

Everyone should know these 6 warning signs that show ones heart is not working properly.

This will serve as a wake-up call to people in order to be aware if they are already having heart problems.

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Here are the 6 warning signs:

Pain in the arms

According to Women Daily Magazine, most of the people who suffered from stroke experienced pain in the arms. The pain is often misinterpreted that it is felt in the arms, but in reality, the pain from your heart travels to your spinal cord where many nerves of your body are connected.

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Severe coughing

Persistent coughing can also be a sign of a more serious problem such as cardiovascular disease, although it can be caused by many reasons. However, coughing blood or pink liquid tells can be a sign of heart failure.

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Skin rashes

According to studies, those who had eczema were found to have a 48% possibility of suffering from high blood pressure and a 29% possibility of having high cholesterol while those who had shingles were 59% more likely to have a heart attack than people who didn’t have this condition.

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Pale skin

A person with pale skin can be suffering from reduced blood flow and reduced number of red blood cells. When a heart doesn’t pump blood enough, paleness can appear in a certain body part or in the entire body. This can mean that you have heart failure.

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Fainting and losing consciousness

Fainting and losing consciousness is very common among those with heart-related problems. This happens when your heart is not pumping enough blood which could mean that you have a clogged artery.

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Swollen legs, feet, and ankles

When your heart is not working as it should be, fluid from your blood vessels leaks into surrounding tissues and cause your legs and feet to swell, according to WDM. The term for this is peripheral edema.

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