Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
The Heart Failure Zones are a tool you can use to guide yourself and your loved ones on when to get help. People living with heart failure tend to move between different “zones” (red, green, yellow) depending on how their health is doing and what’s going on in their lives. There are many reasons you might move from one zone to another. Some of these triggers are in your control, and others aren’t.
Green Zone = You’re doing well, and your symptoms are in control
Yellow Zone = This is a warning, and your symptoms are starting to get worse
Red Zone = You need to act fast and get help immediately
Additional Resources
Cardiac Services BC developed an easy-to-follow heart failure zones handout available in nine languages: cardiacbc.ca/health-info/heart-conditions/heart-failure#Other--heart--failure--resources
Chapters:
0:00 How to keep yourself well with heart failure
1:26 Heat failure zones
2:57 Green zone
3:52 Yellow zone
5:03 Red zone
5:40 Travelling with heart failure
7:15 George's experience with symptoms management
The Heart Failure Zones are a tool you can use to guide yourself and your loved ones on when to get help. People living with heart failure tend to move between different “zones” (red, green, yellow) depending on how their health is doing and what’s going on in their lives. There are many reasons you might move from one zone to another. Some of these triggers are in your control, and others aren’t.
Green Zone = You’re doing well, and your symptoms are in control
Yellow Zone = This is a warning, and your symptoms are starting to get worse
Red Zone = You need to act fast and get help immediately
Additional Resources
Cardiac Services BC developed an easy-to-follow heart failure zones handout available in nine languages: cardiacbc.ca/health-info/heart-conditions/heart-failure#Other--heart--failure--resources
Chapters:
0:00 How to keep yourself well with heart failure
1:26 Heat failure zones
2:57 Green zone
3:52 Yellow zone
5:03 Red zone
5:40 Travelling with heart failure
7:15 George's experience with symptoms management
