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Heart & Vascular Care - Heart Failure

Visiting the Doctor Regularly

Visiting the doctor regularly For people with heart failure it is common to see the doctor 1-2 times each month for several months. This is because the doses of your medications need to be increased until the target dose is reached. It is especially important to go, even if you feel well. It is easier and sometimes safer to increase the dose of your medicine when you feel well than when you have symptoms of heart failure. Work with your health care team and don't skip your appointments. It will be worth it to you and your heart to be on the most effective doses of your medicine!

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What is Heart Failure?
Types
Causes
Compensation - the body's response
Symptoms
New York Heart Association Classification
Stages
Exam and Testing
Treatment
Medications
Living with Heart Failure


  


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