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Living with Heart Failure: Treatments and Lifestyle Changes You Need

Sticking to your prescribed treatment plan may help improve your heart failure prognosis.

Brittany DoohanAlexandra Schwarz, MD
Written by Brittany Doohan | Reviewed by Alexandra Schwarz, MD
Updated on February 4, 2025
Featuring Satjit Bhusri, MD, FACC, Michelle Weisfelner Bloom, MD, FACC, FHFSA, Rachel Bond, MD, FACCReviewed by Alexandra Schwarz, MD | February 4, 2025

After you’re diagnosed with heart failure, your doctor will likely suggest a treatment regimen. The plan may include a series of lifestyle changes, medications, devices, or surgery. In this video, learn what healthy habits and treatment options may help improve your heart failure treatment outcomes.

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Brittany Doohan
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Brittany Doohan
Brittany Doohan was the Content Director at HealthiNation and is currently the Editorial Director at Medscape. Through her work with Medscape, she won a Silver Telly Award in May 2022 for "Sleepless Nation: A Public Health Epidemic — Episode 2: A Decade Without a Diagnosis." She has worked in health journalism and video production for more than 8 years, and loves the challenge of explaining complex topics in an easy-to-understand and creative way.
Alexandra Schwarz, MD, is a board-eligible sleep medicine physician and a board-certified family medicine physician. She is a member of both the AASM and the ABFM.

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