<s>[INST] How can I help prevent heart failure? [/INST] If your doctor has told you that you’re at risk of heart failure or other heart problems, it’s important to get your risk factors under control. Healthier eating, more exercise, eliminating smoking and abstaining from alcohol are likely to be some of the recommendations your doctor makes. These changes don’t just support your heart health – they also benefit your overall health, reducing your risk for a variety of potential medical problems. By making subtle lifestyle changes today, you may reduce your chance of needing to make more restrictive lifestyle changes later.

If you have a personal or family history of heart disease, be sure to discuss this with your primary care doctor, see your doctor regularly and stick to your doctor’s instructions for follow-up care. That way, potential heart failure signs and symptoms can be detected sooner, and your primary care doctor can bring in a cardiology specialist when it’s most appropriate. Source: HEALTH PARTNERS. Link: https://www.healthpartners.com/blog/ask-a-cardiologist-answering-critical-questions-about-heart-failure/. Field: Cardiovascular. Disease: Heart Failure </s>