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Those symptoms of shortness of breath, excess fluid in your legs and ankles, tiredness, confusion, and increased heart rate brought you in to see your doctor. Good for you! Recognizing that there’s something wrong is the first step to taking care of the problem. Read more.
Coronary artery disease. High blood pressure. Faulty heart valves. Damage to the heart muscle. Heart failure can be the result of one or all of these factors, as well as others. But here’s the good news: many of these underlying causes of heart failure can be prevented when you live your life with a healthy heart in mind... Read more.
Perhaps you’re going to the cardiologist because your physician recommended it. Or maybe you have a family history of heart disease, and you want to stay on top of it. Or you have high blood pressure, or high cholesterol, or both... Read more.
Heart failure means just that; your heart is failing to perform its vital function: pumping blood, and therefore oxygen and nutrients, through your body. Cardiologists from St. Luke’s Heart and Vascular Center warn, “When this most important muscle is weakened or injured, all other organs in your body suffer.” Read more.
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Regular follow-up with the Heart Failure Care Team will provide you access to registered nurses, dieticians, social workers, home care, and physical/occupational therapists, in addition to your doctor. This team of dedicated specialists will help you manage your CHF. Continue to take these steps:
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While heart failure cannot be cured, symptoms can be managed with the following treatments:
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Along with a complete medical history and physical examination, diagnostic procedures to determine if angina is related to a serious heart condition may include:
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