{"id":238,"date":"2016-01-13T18:27:27","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T00:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/generationshealthcarenetwork.com\/regency\/?p=238"},"modified":"2016-02-04T11:39:11","modified_gmt":"2016-02-04T17:39:11","slug":"common-questions-about-heart-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/auburnvillage.com\/2016\/01\/13\/common-questions-about-heart-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Questions About Heart Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heart Failure does not mean the heart has stopped working, rather the heart\u2019s pumping power is weaker than normal. With heart failure, blood moves through the heart and body at a slower rate, and pressure in the heart increases.<\/p>\n
Risk factors for heart failure include:<\/p>\n
Symptoms are related to the changes that occur to your heart and body, and may be moderate to severe, depending on how weak your heart is. You may have one or all of these symptoms or none at all.<\/p>\n
The symptoms may include:<\/p>\n
No. Early diagnosis and proper treatment can slow the progression of Disease.<\/p>\n
If you have Heart Failure or any unusual symptoms, do not wait until your next appointment to discuss them with your doctor. Call your physician immediately if you have:<\/p>\n
Go to your local emergency department or call 911 if you have:<\/p>\n
Follow the treatment plan prescribed by your physician. This will include taking your medication(s) as prescribed and following diet restrictions, such as avoiding salt and high salt foods.<\/p>\n
Always discuss your exercise plans with you physician. Remember to rest between activities and pace yourself when exercising \u2013 stopping immediately if you experience chest pain or become short of breath.<\/p>\n
Sitting up in a recliner or sleeping on 2\u20133 pillows may help.<\/p>\n
Monitoring your weight will help identify an increase in fluid retention. Remember to weight yourself on the same scale every morning before you eat or go to the bathroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
1) \u00a0What is heart failure? Heart Failure does not mean the heart has stopped working, rather the heart\u2019s pumping power is weaker than normal. With heart failure, blood moves through the heart and body at a slower rate, and pressure in the heart increases. 2) \u00a0Who is at risk for developing heart failure? Risk factors… Read more»<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":239,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/auburnvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/auburnvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/auburnvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auburnvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auburnvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/auburnvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auburnvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/auburnvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auburnvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/auburnvillage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}