Heart failure occurs when the heart muscle does not pump the blood as it should. Certain conditions, such as the constriction of the arteries in your heart (coronary heart disease) or hypertension may make your heart gradually too weak or too stiff to fill and pump efficiently. All conditions that cause heart failure cannot be reversed, but treatments can improve the signs and symptoms of heart failure and help you live longer. Changes in lifestyle, such as Exercise, reducing sodium in your diet, stress management, and weight loss can improve your quality of life. One way to prevent heart failure is to prevent and combat the causes that cause it, such as: As diseases of the coronary arteries, hypertension, diabetes or obesity.
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