A personal approach to heart failure

Published: April, 2010

Following a self-care plan can keep you healthy and out of the hospital.

If you are one of the six million Americans living with heart failure, or if you are caring for someone with it, you know that managing heart failure goes far beyond taking a pill every day. It requires a coordinated approach to everything from taking medications to weighing yourself daily.

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