Congestive Heart Disease: Prevention and Complications

Prevention Tips

  • Avoid smoking
  • Reduce blood pressure
  • Lose weight
  • Eat a healthy diet
  • Limit your salt intake
  • Concentrate on alcohol intake
  • Reducing and managing stress
  • Staying physically active (exercise regularly)
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Watch Out

  • Pain in abdomen
  • Shortness of breath
  • Rapid or irregular heartbeat
  • Sudden, severe shortness of breath and coughing up pink mucus

When to See Doctor

Consult a doctor if you have
  • Chest pain
  • Fainting or severe weakness
  • Rapid or irregular heartbeat associated with shortness of breath, chest pain
  • Sudden, severe shortness of breath and coughing up pink, foamy mucus




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