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Call your healthcare provider to find out how to prevent the following heart failure symptoms from becoming severe:
- Not feeling well
- Weight is up 2 or more pounds in one day or up 5 pounds over your target weight
- Noticeable swelling or bloating
- Some difficulty breathing with activity and at night
- Symptoms are worsening
Call your healthcare provider or go directly to the emergency room if you have the following symptoms. Do not try to treat these yourself.
- Breathlessness or chest heaviness at rest
- Weight is up more than 5 pounds in one day
- Fainting
- Symptoms are severe
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