Left-sided heart failure is characterized by

Left-sided heart failure is a heart condition where the muscle on the left side of the heart is diminished and the pump doesn't work to the body. Left-sided heart failure is defined not as a disease, but a process.

Symptoms:

Left-sided heart failure. Fluid may back up in your lungs, causing shortness of breath. Right-sided heart failure. Fluid may back up into your abdomen, legs and feet, causing swelling. Systolic heart failure.