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Heart Failure

Heart failure happens when the heart muscle becomes weak. It doesn't pump your blood as well as it should to supply your body with oxygen and nutrients.

Our heart failure program is part of our chronic condition 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 doctor to:

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

Health Checks

Every year, ask your doctor about these wellness checks. You may need some of them more than once a year.

Blood pressure
Total cholesterol (HDL, LDL, triglycerides)
Monitor your weight
Flu shot

Also, check with your doctor to see of your pneumonia shot is up to date.

Contact us for help

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

Log in to Member Secured Services and click the Health and Wellness tab for more health resources, including in-depth information about these conditions.

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