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Living With Heart Failure

• Live Well with Congestive Heart Failure
  

  If you have CHF, it's important to stick with your treatment, even when you're feeling better. You also need to maintain healthy habits.

• Heart Failure: Breathe More Easily
  

  Heart failure makes it hard for oxygen to get into the blood, causing shortness of breath.

• Heart Failure and Physical Activity
  

  If you have congestive heart failure, you may wonder if physical activity is good for you.

• Tracking Symptoms of Heart Failure
  

  If you have congestive heart failure, knowing your body can help you manage your condition.

• Heart Failure: Getting the Care You Need
  

  It’s important to ask your provider questions during your visit to make sure you understand your condition and what your treatment involves.

• Heart Failure: After Hospitalization
  

  Here’s how you can stay healthy and prevent the problems that lead to a stay in the hospital.

• The Connection Between Heart Failure and COPD
  

  If you have COPD, it may be difficult to tell whether you also have heart failure (HF). This is because the two diseases have similar symptoms and common risk factors.

• For Your Heart, Watch the Summertime Heat
  

  Dehydration, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke can be a concern for people with heart trouble—especially heart failure.

• Medication Management Tips
  

  How many different medicines do you take? Most people with heart failure or other cardiovascular illnesses take several.