<s>[INST] How Do You Treat Heart Failure? [/INST] Because there is no cure for heart failure, the primary goals of treatment are to improve your symptoms and quality of life and to slow the progression of the disease by easing the workload of your heart. Your doctor may prescribe a combination of the following, notes the AHA:

Lifestyle changes such as quitting smoking, eating a healthy diet and being physically active.
Medication such as a diuretic, beta blocker, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, vasodilator or calcium channel blocker.
Medical device implantation, such as an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), left ventricular assist device (LVAD) or cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).
In some cases, a doctor may recommend surgery, such as percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass or heart valve repair or replacement to correct an underlying problem.

With treatment, many people with heart failure can continue to live full and productive lives.

If you have any heart failure questions, don't be afraid to speak up. Working closely with your healthcare team, you can take the necessary proactive actions to prevent or manage heart failure and live the best possible life. Source: ABBOTT. Link: https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/healthy-heart/6-heart-failure-questions-answered.html. Field: Cardiovascular. Disease: Heart Failure </s>