What are treatments for congestive heart failure? Heart failure is a
chronic illness; successful management of heart failure can be done. To be successful at managing your heart
failure, you must learn what to watch
for and what your doctor wants you to do.
For example, one recommendation is to weigh daily. If you gain weight several days in a row, the
weight gain may be a symptom that your body is holding fluid (the heart failure
is getting worse.) Talk to your doctor
and learn what he wants you to do when this happens.
There are several types of medications which treat heart failure. They include high blood pressure medications,
diuretics (water pills), and heart medicines.
Surgery may be needed to treat heart failure. If a heart rhythm problem is the cause of the
heart failure, a pacemaker or defibrillator pacemaker may improve quality of
life greatly. If the heart failure is
caused by blocked coronary arteries (arteries which carry blood to the heart
muscle itself), a coronary bypass surgery (CABG) may be recommended. If a faulty heart valve causes the heart
failure, surgery to repair or replace the valve may be needed. You can find more information about heart
failure at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heart-failure/DS00061
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