By following medical advice and making the right lifestyle changes, people with heart failure can lead full and active lives. There are effective treatments available to control the symptoms of heart failure and prevent ongoing damage; and new treatments are being developed.

If you have heart failure it is important to have regular medical checkups. Your physician will monitor your condition to see if your current treatments are working. If not, he or she will make changes as needed. It is important to take all your medications exactly as recommended by your physician to get the most benefit from them. You should also be aware of any new or worsening symptoms and report these to your physician straight away.

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