Dear Staci, thank you for your question. Normally, I suspect you are relatively well-compensated on the medications you're taking. When your body has to fight off an infection, the well-compensated cardiovascular system may be too weak to respond appropriately and your heart failure symptoms may worsen. However, you should be back to normal after the cold has passed. I hope you find this information useful.
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