Heart Failure Booklet

This booklet originally used Flash. The original illustrated pages are shown here, with a text version recovered from those images so the wording is available without relying on the picture alone. The material is educational and may reflect older artwork.

Understanding Heart Failure

Page 1 of 23.

• Why Heart Failure Occurs
• How Heart Failure Is Treated
• Living with Heart Failure

Faint overlay text at the top appears to read "You Can Do"; it is not clearly part of the printed title.

All pages in this booklet

1. Understanding Heart Failure
2. What Is Heart Failure?
3. What You Can Do
4. How Your Heart Works
5. How the Heart Pumps Blood
6. When Heart Failure Occurs
7. As Blood Flow Decreases
8. Causes of Heart Failure
9. High Blood Pressure
10. Evaluating Your Heart
11. Other Tests You May Have
12. Medications to Help Your Heart
13. Medications for Related Conditions
14. Taking Your Medication
15. Procedures That May Help
16. Making Changes to Your Diet
17. Eating Less Salt
18. Keeping Track of Your Health
19. Your Symptom Chart
20. Staying Active to Help Your Heart
21. Cardiac Rehab Programs
22. More Ways to Stay Healthy
23. Coping with Heart Failure

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