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Table 2 Symptoms at admission in hospitalized heart failure patients (n = 121)

From: Continuity and utilization of health and community care in elderly patients with heart failure before and after hospitalization

Symptoms

n (%)

Breathlessness

77 (64%)

Fatigue

44 (36%)

Chest pain

38 (31%)

Leg edema

35 (29%)

Orthopnea

30 (25%)

Cough

20 (17%)

Weight gain

13 (11%)

Dizziness

12 (10%)

Nausea

10 (8%)

Palpation

7 (6%)

Pulmonary edema

7 (6%)

Abdominal edema

2 (2%)