Congestive Heart Failure (cont.)
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- Congestive Heart Failure Overview
- Congestive Heart Failure Causes
- Congestive Heart Failure Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Exams and Tests
- Congestive Heart Failure Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medical Treatment
- Medications
- Surgery
- Other Therapy
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- Support Groups and Counseling
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- Viewer Comments: Congestive Heart Failure - Symptoms Experienced
Congestive Heart Failure Treatment
The treatment of heart failure depends on the exact cause, but it can usually be treated effectively. The overall goals of treatment are to correct underlying causes, to relieve symptoms, and to prevent worsening of the condition. Symptoms are relieved by removing excess fluid from the body, improving blood flow, improving heart muscle function, and increasing delivery of oxygen to the body tissues.
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Heart failure is the pathophysiologic state in which the heart, via an abnormality of cardiac function (detectable or not), fails to pump blood at a rate commensurate with the requirements of the metabolizing tissues and/or pumps only from an abnormally elevated diastolic filling pressure.
