Do doctors see a lot of patients with congestive heart failure?

Yes: Sadly, congestive heart failure, which is a complex syndrome that occurs for a variety of reasons & causes symptoms of fluid retention in the lungs and legs, breathlessness, and fatigue remains a common and frequently encountered problem seen in virtually all fields of medicine. It is usually treated by family docs, internists, and cardiologists.

More and more: Pts are going to the dr less often and not being picked up until late. The family drs often mistake CHF for a pulmonary process ie bronchitis or asthma and have the pt go thru several rounds of antibiotcs.Hypertension is a leading cuase and is often asymptomatic and pts dont realize they have had it for yrs until they get pulmonary edema.