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What to do if you have been diagnosed with heart failure
If you have been diagnosed with heart failure, you should be
concerned. However, there are many
things that you can do to improve your quality of life and slow the progression
of the disease. As a patient with heart failure, you must demand proper
treatment and change your lifestyle. Some advice in this regard is given below.
The causes of heart failure are
Weakening of the heart muscle can
result from a number of causes, the most common of which are coronary heart
disease (CHD) – particularly following a heart attack – and high
blood pressure (hypertension).
Heart failure is closely
associated with the major risk factors for CHD, which include:
Ø High cholesterol (hyperlipidaemia)
Ø Smoking
Ø Hypertension
Ø Diabetes
Ø Obesity
Understanding that the above can lead to heart failure is a key step in
managing the condition. You need to
identify the risk factors that are part of your lifestyle and look to actively
change them to make your heart healthier.
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