Heart failure is a long-term heart disease which can
usually be well managed by drug treatment.
You may be prescribed medicine to relieve swollen ankles
and breathlessness caused by too much fluid (diuretics),
or medicines to improve blood flow (ACE inhibitors)
and strengthen the heart’s rhythm (digoxin).
If your heart failure cannot be improved by medication,
your doctor may consider you for a heart transplant.
However, this major surgery is not suitable for everyone,
and the number of transplants is severely limited by
the availability of donor hearts.
It is important that you talk to your doctor about any
aspect of your condition or treatment that you are not
sure about.
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