Insuficiencia cardíaca
La insuficiencia cardíaca es una indicación de que el corazón ya no está funcionando a su máximo potencial. El corazón no puede bombear sangre tan bien como lo hace normalmente, lo que impide que el corazón reciba toda la sangre y el oxígeno que necesita. Los cambios en el estilo de vida y la medicación son planes de tratamiento habituales para combatir la insuficiencia cardíaca.
Congestive heart failure CHF care in Wichita, Kansas
Our cardiac care teams at Wesley Healthcare diagnose and treat patients with congestive heart failure (CHF).
Although CHF is a long-term condition, we help patients in Wichita understand the disease and manage it efficiently.
Congestive heart failure is a condition in which the heart muscle weakens and cannot properly pump blood throughout the body. Because there is not sufficient blood flow in the body, and depending on which part of the heart is diseased, health complications may arise, including fluid build-up in the lungs, feet and elsewhere.
Heart failure is a progressive disease, and early detection is essential to managing the disease. Wesley offers a variety of heart screening and imaging tools in Wichita to diagnose the disease in its earliest stages.
Heart failure treatment
Our goal with heart failure treatment is to strengthen your heart, improve your overall health and avoid hospitalization. Your congestive heart failure treatment at Wesley may include:
- Lifestyle changes, often with an increased amount of exercise
- Dietary counseling
- Medication
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Surgery
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) using pacemakers and implantable defibrillators
Cardiac rehabilitation
Wesley’s Certified Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Program combines heart health education with medically supervised exercise. This program can help improve symptoms of heart failure.