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This matters, because shortness of breath is common, and in older adults who get out of breath on exertion, the heart turns out to play a role more often than many people think.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">5<\/a>,<a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/scan-fatigue-test\/\">BioProfile&#8217;s energy scan<\/a> measures how much fatigue you carry and gives you an indication of where you stand in this area today. It is the first of the 11 health areas the full scan assesses. This is not a diagnosis. It is insight, to see where you stand today and to help you make better choices in your diet and lifestyle. What this scan does not do: point to a cause or make a diagnosis. Only a doctor can do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-takeaways is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In short<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Of the people in the Netherlands aged 65 and over who were short of breath on exertion and had no known heart failure, about one in six turned out to have heart failure. Most had the form in which the heart still pumps out a normal share of the blood with each beat.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Over four decades, people whose shortness of breath went away had about the same risk of dying as people who never had it. Shortness of breath that stayed went together with about twice that risk.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n<li>If you have pain or a heavy, pressing feeling in your chest that does not go away when you sit, call for help straight away. Do the same if you have heart failure and suddenly breathe very fast or with difficulty.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a>,<a href=\"#bronnen\">4<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n<li>The energy scan measures how much tiredness you are carrying and gives you a starting value. The scan does not look for a cause. It is not a diagnosis.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-toc is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-toclabel wp-block-paragraph\">Contents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><a href=\"#waarom-je-moe-en-kortademig-na-inspanning-bent\">Why you are tired and short of breath after exertion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#hoe-vaak-het-hart-erachter-zit\">How often the heart is behind it<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#hoe-moeheid-bij-hartfalen-voelt\">How tiredness feels with heart failure<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#waarom-kortademigheid-die-blijft-ertoe-doet\">Why breathlessness that stays matters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#wanneer-je-naar-een-arts-gaat\">When to see a doctor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#waar-de-huisarts-naar-kijkt\">What your GP looks at<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#wat-de-energiescan-meet\">What the energy scan measures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#samengevat\">In summary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#veelgestelde-vragen\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"waarom-je-moe-en-kortademig-na-inspanning-bent\">Why you are tired and short of breath after exertion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One overarching review brought together 10 reviews covering 315 studies in total. In recent studies, about one in eight adults in the general population had clear breathlessness on a standard scale, and more than one in three in patient groups.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">5<\/a><\/sup> The researchers found six groups of factors linked to breathlessness: social and demographic, physical, disease-related, psychological, environmental, and findings on scans or tissue tests.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">5<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What this means for you: getting out of breath when you exert yourself is common, and it can come from several directions at once. Later in life, the heart is one of those directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hoe-vaak-het-hart-erachter-zit\">How often the heart is behind it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Dutch GP practices, researchers examined 585 people aged 65 and over who were short of breath on exertion and had no known heart failure. Of them, 92 turned out to have heart failure, about one in six. Most had the form in which the heart still pumps out a normal share of the blood with each beat: heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. In far fewer of them was the pumping itself weaker.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This fits a wider picture. A review of 25 study groups of adults aged 60 and over living at home found heart failure in about one in nine, again more often the preserved type.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">6<\/a><\/sup> In the Rotterdam Study, heart failure rose from 0.9% in the 55 to 64 age group to 17.4% at 85 and over. For people aged 55, the lifetime risk was 33% for men and 29% for women.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">7<\/a><\/sup> In 2024, an estimated 256,400 people in the Netherlands were known to a doctor to have heart failure.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">8<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put simply: heart failure becomes much more common with age, and around one in three people aged 55 will develop it at some point. Breathlessness on exertion later in life therefore deserves a closer look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hoe-moeheid-bij-hartfalen-voelt\">How tiredness feels with heart failure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Thuisarts, these signs bring people with a question about heart failure to their GP: you get tired quickly when you exert yourself and you may get out of breath, your feet and ankles get thicker, and you get heavier because your body holds on to fluid.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">9<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What this means for you: these are the signs Thuisarts names. They are getting tired and out of breath more quickly when you exert yourself, thicker ankles, and extra kilos from fluid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"waarom-kortademigheid-die-blijft-ertoe-doet\">Why shortness of breath that stays matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dutch Vlagtwedde\/Vlaardingen study followed people from 1965 and, at the end of 2008, 43 years later, looked at who was still alive. Of 7,360 people, those with moderate shortness of breath had a slightly higher risk of dying over that period than people without shortness of breath, and those with severe shortness of breath had an even higher risk. That held after the researchers had taken age, sex, lung function, smoking and body mass index into account. Among people who were measured more often, those whose shortness of breath went away had about the same risk as people who never had it. Shortness of breath that stayed went with about twice the risk, and shortness of breath that newly appeared with about one and a half times the risk.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In plain words: in this study, shortness of breath that went away went with a different risk than shortness of breath that stayed or was new. This is a pattern in a large group. It does not predict what will happen to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wanneer-je-naar-een-arts-gaat\">When to see a doctor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have heart failure, call your GP, the out-of-hours GP service or 112 straight away if you suddenly breathe very fast or with difficulty, suddenly feel very short of breath, or cannot lie down at all because you are so breathless.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup> Call 112 straight away if you have pain or a heavy, pressing feeling in your chest that does not go away when you sit still. Sweating or nausea can come with it, but they do not have to. Also call 112 straight away if the pain spreads to your arm, neck or jaw, or to between your shoulder blades. Call your GP or the out-of-hours GP service straight away if you are breathing fast or with difficulty, or if your heart keeps beating very fast.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">4<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make an appointment with your GP if you get tired or out of breath more quickly when you exert yourself, are short of breath at night when lying down, gain 2 or more kilos within 3 days, or notice that your feet and ankles are getting thicker. Thuisarts gives these signs to people who already have heart failure.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For you, it comes down to two rules: sudden or severe means calling now, and a gradual change means making an appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"waar-de-huisarts-naar-kijkt\">What the GP looks at<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At your GP&#8217;s, your weight, height, blood pressure and heart rate are measured, and you have a blood test and a heart tracing (ECG), sometimes also an ultrasound of the heart. In hospital, more tests may follow: an ultrasound of the heart, a chest X-ray, an exercise test, an MRI or a CT scan.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">9<\/a><\/sup> With these tests the doctor looks for possible causes. The ultrasound and the X-ray look more directly at the heart and the lungs. A questionnaire does not do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wat-de-energiescan-meet\">What the energy scan measures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The energy scan asks five questions about the past two weeks and turns your answers into an energy score from 0 to 100, where higher is better. The score shows how much tiredness you are carrying and gives you a starting value to compare against later. The scan does not look at your heart, lungs or blood, and cannot tell whether the cause of breathlessness lies in your fitness, your lungs or your heart. If your tiredness comes mainly in the afternoon rather than with exertion, that is a different pattern, explained in <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/afternoon-dip-why-energy-drops-after-lunch\/\">why your energy drops after lunch<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"samengevat\">In summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feeling tired and short of breath after exertion is common and can have many causes.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">5<\/a><\/sup> In older adults the heart is involved more often than expected, usually as the preserved form of heart failure.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup> In a Dutch study, shortness of breath that stayed or was new went with a higher risk of dying than shortness of breath that went away.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup> Sudden or severe shortness of breath, or chest pain that does not go away, means calling straight away. A gradual change means making an appointment with your GP.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a>,<a href=\"#bronnen\">4<\/a><\/sup> The energy scan shows how much tiredness you are carrying today. Finding the cause is work for a doctor.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-cta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Measure where you start<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five questions about the past two weeks, about three minutes, and your energy score is in your dashboard. What the energy scan measures and what the scan is based on is on the scan page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/scan-fatigue-test\/\">Start the energy scan<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-ctamicro wp-block-paragraph\">Free, about 3 minutes. An analysis of your answers, never a diagnosis. <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/free-health-check-tests\/\">All health scans<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--wash is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"veelgestelde-vragen\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why am I tired and short of breath after exertion?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Often for more than one reason. Research divides the factors linked to shortness of breath into six groups, from physical and psychological factors to illness and the environment.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">5<\/a><\/sup> Among people over 65 who were short of breath on exertion, about one in six turned out to have heart failure that nobody knew about.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup> A doctor can assess what applies to you.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you recognise early heart failure?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thuisarts names these signs: you get tired quickly when you exert yourself and you may get out of breath, your feet and ankles get thicker, and you get heavier because your body holds on to fluid. Whether it is heart failure becomes clear from tests such as a heart tracing (ECG) or an ultrasound of the heart.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">9<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does tiredness feel with heart problems?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You notice the tiredness mainly when you exert yourself. You get tired more quickly than you used to when you exert yourself, and you may get out of breath.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">9<\/a><\/sup> If this comes on gradually, make an appointment with your GP.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can the energy scan tell whether it is my heart?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scan cannot see that. The scan measures how much tiredness you are carrying and gives you a starting value. The scan does not look at your heart or lungs. It is not a diagnosis.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--beige bp-blog-sec--tight is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bronnen\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-srclead wp-block-paragraph\">Every source below was checked on the day this article was published. The numbering follows the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list bp-blog-refs\">\n\n<li>van Riet EE, Hoes AW, Limburg A, Landman MA, van der Hoeven H, Rutten FH. Prevalence of unrecognized heart failure in older persons with shortness of breath on exertion. European Journal of Heart Failure, 2014. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ejhf.110\">doi.org\/10.1002\/ejhf.110<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Figarska SM, Boezen HM, Vonk JM. Dyspnea severity, changes in dyspnea status and mortality in the general population: the Vlagtwedde\/Vlaardingen study. European Journal of Epidemiology, 2012. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10654-012-9736-0\">doi.org\/10.1007\/s10654-012-9736-0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Thuisarts.nl (NHG). Ik heb hartfalen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thuisarts.nl\/hartfalen\/ik-heb-hartfalen\">thuisarts.nl<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Thuisarts.nl (NHG). Ik heb pijn op mijn borst. Wat kan het zijn? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thuisarts.nl\/pijn-op-je-borst\/pijn-op-borst-wat-kan-het-zijn\">thuisarts.nl<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Cheng C, Takemura N, Reddel HK, Reilly CC, Currow D, Ho KY, Ko FWS, Phillips J, Yorke J. Prevalence and correlates of breathlessness in adults: an umbrella review and updated systematic review with meta-analysis in general and clinical populations. European Respiratory Review, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1183\/16000617.0104-2025\">doi.org\/10.1183\/16000617.0104-2025<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>van Riet EE, Hoes AW, Wagenaar KP, Limburg A, Landman MA, Rutten FH. Epidemiology of heart failure: the prevalence of heart failure and ventricular dysfunction in older adults over time. A systematic review. European Journal of Heart Failure, 2016. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ejhf.483\">doi.org\/10.1002\/ejhf.483<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Bleumink GS, Knetsch AM, Sturkenboom MC, Straus SM, Hofman A, Deckers JW, Witteman JC, Stricker BH. Quantifying the heart failure epidemic: prevalence, incidence rate, lifetime risk and prognosis of heart failure. The Rotterdam Study. European Heart Journal, 2004. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ehj.2004.06.038\">doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ehj.2004.06.038<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>RIVM, Volksgezondheid en Zorg (vzinfo.nl). Hartfalen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vzinfo.nl\/hartfalen\">vzinfo.nl<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Thuisarts.nl (NHG). Ik word onderzocht op hartfalen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thuisarts.nl\/hartfalen\/ik-word-onderzocht-op-hartfalen\">thuisarts.nl<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--tight is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Also read<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-related is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/always-feeling-cold-and-tired-causes\/\">Always cold and tired: the causes a blood test can see, and what an energy scan measures<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/which-vitamin-for-fatigue\/\">Which vitamin for tiredness: what iron, vitamin D and B12 do and do not explain<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/always-tired-why-your-body-does-not-recover\/\">Always tired: why your body does not recover, what the GP usually finds and what an energy scan measures<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/afternoon-dip-why-energy-drops-after-lunch\/\">Afternoon slump: why your energy dips after lunch, how long the dip lasts and what helps<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--tight is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Written by<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-author is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/author-jesse-round-320.jpg\" alt=\"Jesse van der Velde\" class=\"wp-image-4815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/author-jesse-round-320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/author-jesse-round-320-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/author-jesse-round-320-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-authorid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-authorrole wp-block-paragraph\">Founder of BioProfile<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-authorname wp-block-paragraph\">Jesse van der Velde<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-authorbody is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-authorbio wp-block-paragraph\">Jesse van der Velde has been guiding people to a new body and optimal health since 2006, and has written or co-written fifteen books on nutrition and health. 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