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
50.0%
0.0%
50.0%
Age of members that 
reported this symptom
Top five risk factors
COVID-19 / Influenza 100%
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) 50%
Pericarditis 50%
Hypothyroidism (Underactive Thyroid) 50%
Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) 50%
Effect of this symptom 
on quality of life
Quality of Life Gauge
QoL: 3.5
Number of members who reported this symptom
2
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
Heart Palpitations 69.2%
Irregular Heartbeat 53.8%
Fatigue 38.5%
Rapid Heartbeat 38.5%
Dizziness 30.8%
Anxiety 23.1%
Sweating 23.1%
Exercise Intolerance 15.4%
Lightheadedness 15.4%
Weakness 15.4%
Blurred Vision 7.7%
Chest Pain or Pressure 7.7%
Near-fainting 7.7%
Pounding feeling in neck 7.7%