What Steps Can Someone Take To Avoid Getting Heart Failure?

Dr. Abraham answers the question: 'How Do I Prevent Heart Failure?'

ByABC News
November 19, 2008, 11:39 AM

— -- Question: Can heart failure be prevented, and what steps can someone take to avoid getting heart failure?

Answer: Heart failure can be prevented because heart failure is the result of many risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and coronary artery disease. So the treatment of those risk factors can either prevent or at a minimum delay the onset of congestive heart failure.