Table 2 The list of 36-items in the TCM Symptom Diagnosis Questionnaire for Heart Failure (SDQHF)

1. Palpitations

10. Coughing out of phlegm

19. Cold sweat

28. Constipation

2. Chest tightness

11. Color of phlegm

20. Fear of cold

29. Diarrhea

3. Precordial pain

12. Texture of phlegm

21. Coldness feeling in upper or lower limbs

30. Frequency of urination

4. Dizziness

13. Feeling fullness in chest/abdomen

22. Feeling heat in 5 centers

31. Amount of urination

5. Shortness of breath

14. Hypochondriac pain or feeling of distension

23. Appetite

32. Distension of jugular vein

6. Gasp for breath

15. Edema

24. Sense of thirstiness

33. Cyanosis of face and lips

7. Posture

16. Tiredness

25. Loss of sleep/insomnia

34. Color of face/complexion

8. Coughing

17. Sweating at daytime

26. Dreaming

35. Color of lips

9. Phlegm in throat with sound

18. Sweating at night time

27. Somnolence

36. Location of edema