What finding is NOT typically associated with left-sided heart failure?

Left-sided heart failure primarily affects the lungs and can lead to a variety of respiratory symptoms and fluid accumulation in the pulmonary circulation. Pulmonary edema is a common finding, as the heart's inability to effectively pump blood can cause fluid to leak into the lung tissues. This is often accompanied by a persistent cough, typically dry at first, but it can become productive as the condition progresses due to fluid in the lungs.

Dependent edema, however, is more characteristic of right-sided heart failure, where the failure of the right ventricle leads to fluid accumulation in the systemic circulation, especially in areas affected by gravity, such as the legs and feet. Muscular weakness can occur due to decreased cardiac output and reduced exercise tolerance, but it is not a direct symptom of left-sided heart failure itself. Therefore, the finding that is not typically associated with left-sided heart failure is dependent edema.