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\nHeart failure has no cure. But treatment can help you live a longer, more active life with fewer symptoms. Treatment depends on the type of heart failure you have and how serious it is but usually includes heart-healthy\u202flifestyle changes and medicines. You may need\u202fa procedure or surgery for some types of serious heart failure. Because heart failure often gets worse over time, it is important for you and your caregivers to discuss your long-term treatment goals with your healthcare team.
\nYour healthcare team will also treat any medical condition that caused or worsens your heart failure.
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This video describes possible treatments for heart failure, including lifestyle changes, medicines such as diuretics to get rid of excess fluid, or a heart procedure or surgery. Medical Animation Copyright \u00a9 2021 Nucleus Medical Media Inc. All rights reserved.
\nYour healthcare team may include a cardiologist (a doctor who specializes in treating heart conditions), nurses, your primary care doctor, pharmacists, a dietitian, physical therapists and other members of your cardiac rehabilitation team, and social workers.
\nYour doctor may recommend these heart-healthy lifestyle changes alone or as part of a cardiac rehabilitation plan:
\nLearn more about these healthy lifestyle changes in our Heart-Healthy Living Health Topic.
\nYour doctor may prescribe medicines based on the type of heart failure you have, how serious it is, and your response to certain medicines.
\nLeft-sided heart failure
\nThe following medicines are commonly used to treat heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
\nCurrently, the main treatment for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction are diuretics. Your doctor also may prescribe blood pressure medicines to help relieve your symptoms.
\nRight-sided heart failure
\nIf you have right-sided heart failure, your doctor may prescribe medicines to remove extra sodium and fluid from your body, and medicines to relax your blood vessels.
\nIf your heart failure with reduced ejection fraction worsens, you may need one of the following medical devices:
\nYou may also need heart surgery to repair a congenital heart defect or damage to your heart. If your heart failure is life-threatening and other treatments have not worked, you may need a heart transplant.
\nFor people with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction, there are no currently approved devices or procedures to improve symptoms. Researchers are continuing to study possible treatments.
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