Shortness of breath

Shortness of breath can occur during an Afib episode or with physical activity. You may feel like you can’t get enough air or need to breathe more deeply than usual. Logging when this happens and what you were doing at the time may help you recognize patterns and better understand your symptoms.

Your data

This graph shows how your Quality of Life (QoL) has been affected by this symptom in the past 30 days.

Community insights

Average duration of this symptom
Hours
Gender of members that
reported this symptom
40.0%
0.0%
60.0%
Age of members that 
reported this symptom
Top five risk factors
COVID-19 / Influenza 60%
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) 60%
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) 20%
Pericarditis 20%
Hypothyroidism (Underactive Thyroid) 20%
Effect of this symptom 
on quality of life
Quality of Life Gauge
QoL: 3.6
Number of members who reported this symptom
5
Type of Afib members with this symptom have
  • Paroxysmal
  • Persistent
  • Long-standing persistent
  • Permanent

Other symptoms

The percentage of reporters who reported this specific symptom
Irregular Heartbeat 69.2%
Heart Palpitations 59.0%
Rapid Heartbeat 48.7%
Fatigue 33.3%
Sweating 25.6%
Dizziness 20.5%
Anxiety 12.8%
Weakness 12.8%
Chest Pain or Pressure 5.1%
Exercise Intolerance 5.1%
Lightheadedness 5.1%
Pounding feeling in neck 5.1%
Blurred Vision 2.6%
Near-fainting 2.6%