A heart with heart failure hasn’t stopped working—its shape has changed and it is not pumping as well as it should be. Your body depends on your heart’s pumping action to deliver blood to your organs and keep them working properly.
Heart failure can cause problems in other organs, too—not just the heart. Heart failure can stop the kidneys from removing extra water from your body as they should. This fluid buildup can cause your arms and legs to swell and make breathing difficult.
To treat fluid buildup, your healthcare provider may give you oral diuretics, also known as water pills. Unfortunately, many people have fluid buildup that can’t be managed by water pills alone, even when the amount is doubled. Some people then need to receive intravenous (IV) diuresis, most commonly in a clinic or at the hospital. Signs of fluid buildup may be seen days before IV diuresis is needed.
Heart failure can cause problems in other organs, too—not just the heart. Heart failure can stop the kidneys from removing extra water from your body as they should. This fluid buildup can cause your arms and legs to swell and make breathing difficult.
To treat fluid buildup, your healthcare provider may give you oral diuretics, also known as water pills. Unfortunately, many people have fluid buildup that can’t be managed by water pills alone, even when the amount is doubled. Some people then need to receive intravenous (IV) diuresis, most commonly in a clinic or at the hospital. Signs of fluid buildup may be seen days before IV diuresis is needed.
Your healthcare team will work with you to create the best plan for managing your heart failure. Follow this plan closely and do not miss your follow-up doctor visits.
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