Heart health: The confusing symptoms of heart failure you might be ignoring (including ‘bendopnea’)
Published on: Sept. 25, 2025, 11:35 a.m. | Source: Times of India
We often think of heart disease as dramatic — sudden chest pain, collapse, or heart attack. But these days, it hardly is. Rather, it builds up bit by bit with silent symptoms that we tend to either overlook or ignore. Sometimes, even, there is another, quieter threat: heart failure. Its symptoms can be confusing, easy to dismiss, and even blend into everyday life. When ignored, these subtle signals might mean serious damage is already underway.Furthermore, heart failure doesn’t even look the same for everyone all the time. Some people feel breathless, others feel tired all the time, or notice swelling. In some cases, small signs like nausea, confusion, or shortness of breath when bending forward (yes — even that is a real symptom!) may be the red flags. These might sound like harmless issues, but when clustered together, they can hint at a weakening heart.In this guide, we’ll explore and explain how and why these signs arise, how the heart fails over time, and what to do next. Why? Because once you’re equipped with knowledge, you can act sooner, as the difference between a manageable disease and serious complications is basically time.
