Heart failure chest tightness panic shortness of breath can be oral diuretics, cardiotonic agents to reduce the heart load, increase myocardial contractility, improve heart failure symptoms. The symptoms of heart failure episodes are mostly chest tightness, panic and shortness of breath, due to the heart pumping function is reduced, resulting in fluid retention, pulmonary circulation stasis will lead to chest tightness and shortness of breath, the heart beat volume decreased, the heart rate increases to make up for the cardiac output. Diuretics are the only drugs that adequately relieve fluid retention, and cardiotonic agents increase cardiac contractility and increase cardiac ejection. Commonly used oral diuretics include furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide, spironolactone, and tolvaptan; commonly used oral cardiotonic agents are digoxin. When applying diuretics, it is necessary to closely monitor the renal function, ion, to prevent the occurrence of water electrolyte disorders. Cardiotonic need to pay attention to the dose, to prevent overdose toxic reaction. All of the above drugs should be applied under the guidance of a doctor, paying attention to contraindications and adverse drug reactions.