| Major |
| Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea |
| Orthopnea |
| Elevated jugular venous pressure |
| Pulmonary rales |
| 3rd heart sound |
| Cardiomegaly on chest radiograph |
| Pulmonary edema on chest radiograph |
| Weight loss ≥4.5 kg in 5 days in response to treatment of presumed heart failure* |
| Minor |
| Bilateral leg edema |
| Nocturnal cough |
| Dyspnea on ordinary exertion |
| Hepatomegaly |
| Pleural effusion |
| Tachycardia (heart rate ≥120 beats/min) |
| Weight loss ≥4.5 kg in 5 days |
| Diagnosis |
| The diagnosis of heart failure requires that 2 major or 1 major and 2 minor criteria cannot be attributed to another medical condition. |
