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Heart failure management program

Heart failure happens when the heart muscle becomes weak and does not pump your blood as well as it should to supply your body with the oxygen and nutrients it needs. Our heart failure program is part of our Disease Management program. We want to help you understand heart failure and learn how to live well with it.

Managing heart failure

Despite the name, heart failure doesn’t mean your heart is no longer working or could stop working soon. By following your treatment plan, there’s a lot you can do to live well. You can manage your condition and work with your primary care physician to:

• Create a personal action plan (PDF)
• Use medicines correctly
• Weigh yourself daily and monitor your weight
• Weigh yourself daily and monitor your weight with the symptom tracker (PDF)
• Quit smoking

Other Resources

• American Heart Association
• Heart Failure Online English and Spanish information
• Heart Failure Society of America
• Nova Online "Cut to the Heart"

Contact our Disease Management department

To talk with a Disease Management nurse, call us at 1-800-392-4247, TTY 1-800-257-9980 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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