Objective To summarize the correspondence of common syndromes

syndrome factors

and symptoms of chronic heart failure （CHF） in order to provide reference and basis for the further development of diagnostic criteria of CHF with syndrome factors as a core. Methods The neoteric literature on CHF was retrieved and standardized

and the SPSS16.0 software was adopted for the frequence and Binary Logistic regression analysis on the syndromes

syndrome factors

and symptoms of CHF. Results The high frequency of symptoms could basically reflect the features of corresponding syndromes and syndrome factors. The larger contribution symptoms could basically reflect the features of corresponding syndrome factors. Except that the syndrome factor sputum in the frequence and Binary Logistic regression analysis was basically consistent with the symptoms

other syndrome factor symptoms were not necessarily consistent in these two analyzing methods. Conclusion Each of these two methods has its advantages and disadvantages. Both of them are applicable for reference for the further development of diagnostic criteria of CHF with syndrome factors as a core. They are worth for more exploration.