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Heart Disease
Heart Failure: Managing Day to Day
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| Catalog #: | HA-98 |
|---|---|
| Duration: | 17:30 |
| Format(s): |   |
| Language(s): | English or Spanish |
Summary
Living with heart failure can be difficult, both physically and emotionally. This program helps patients understand that by becoming active participants in their heart failure management, they can feel better and do more. It recommends patients take their medications, reduce sodium intake, quit smoking, and stay active. It emphasizes monitoring for heart failure symptoms daily, recognizing flare-ups, getting emotional support, and planning for the future by filling out an advance directive.