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How To Treat Congestive Heart Failure?
88 year old male-----top part of heart basically not functioning----causing bottom part of heart to work hard----conjestive heart failure diagnosed few weeks ago----heart has extra beats----------has parkinson's disease------would you recommend any procedure
Thu, 31 Mar 2016
Hi,
Such heart failure patients are treated with diuretics, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, there can be a need for digoxin or other medications as well. The doses are corrected based on heart rate, blood pressure and lab results.
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Wishing you good health
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Regards,
Such heart failure patients are treated with diuretics, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, there can be a need for digoxin or other medications as well. The doses are corrected based on heart rate, blood pressure and lab results.
Hope this was helpful
Wishing you good health
In case of further questions don't hesitate to ask
Regards,
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