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Treatment for congestive heart failure depends on the condition causing the heart to fail. Treatments can include heart transplant, valve replacement, bypass surgery, medications and lifestyle changes. Pacemakers, defibrillators and implanted "assist pumps" may also be utilized.
Supportive care for congestive heart failure includes treatment of edema and mitigation of sleep apnea, thyroid problems or anemia. Lifestyle changes are encouraged. Patients should stop smoking, avoid second-hand smoke, limit or eliminate caffeine and alcohol, achieve and maintain a healthy body weight, manage stress, and exercise as recommended by the attending physician.
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What is the best treatment available for congestive heart failure?
A promising treatment for Congestive Heart Failure is EECP (Enhanced External Counter-Pulsation).
What is the condition known for when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs?
Im not a doctor but that sounds a lot like a heart attack.
Where can one find congestive heart failure treatment?
One can find congestive heart failure treatments described at WebMD and other medical information websites. Before embarking on any of these treatments if one has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure, one should consult one's primary care physician.
What is the correct coding for congestive heart failure with hypertension?
Diagnosis: Congestive heart failure. What is the condition?
What is insufficiency of the heart?
Congestive Heart failure.
Does congestive heart failure run in families?
Not always but can be and it most likely runs in your genetics
Do people with alcoholism die of congestive heart failure?
Chronic alcoholism can lead to dilated cardiomyopathy which consequently can result in congestive heart failure.
What is it called heart failure on the left side of the heart?
Congestive heart failure - right-sided occurs in 1 in 20 people. It is a condition in which the right side of the heart loses its ability to pump blood efficiently.
Congestive heart failure involving the right side of the heart would be evident in the body as?
Congestive heart failure involving the right side of the heart would be evident in the body as edematous feet.
Can congestive heart failure cause spleen problems?
Over time, untreated, worsening congestive heart failure will affect virtually every organ in the body.
What has the author Marc A Silver written?
Marc A. Silver has written: 'Success with heart failure' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Congestive Heart Failure, Popular works, Therapy, Popular Works, Congestive heart failure
What year was congestive heart failure discovered?
Heartattack
