Congestive Heart Failure
Reid Health offers advanced, trusted congestive heart failure care, helping communities in East Central Indiana and West Central Ohio live healthier lives, close to home.
Expert care for congestive heart failure
Although a diagnosis of congestive heart failure can seem alarming, it doesn’t mean your heart has stopped. Instead, it’s struggling to pump enough blood. Getting treatment early can help the specialists at Reid Health Heart & Vascular Center keep your heart working well for as long as possible.
What is congestive heart failure?
Congestive heart failure is a condition in which your heart struggles to pump blood throughout your body. It has to work harder to keep up with your body’s demand for oxygen-rich blood. Over time, your heart gets weaker and has a harder time pumping blood.
As your heart gets weaker, you can feel tired and have less energy to do the things you used to. In the early stages, you can manage heart failure with medicines and healthy changes to your lifestyle. As the condition gets worse, you will likely need a heart procedure.
Palliative Care
Supportive Care for Heart Failure
Many patients with congestive heart failure receive care through our Palliative Care team, working alongside cardiologists to manage symptoms, improve comfort, and support quality of life at any stage. Learn more about Palliative Care and how it can help you and your family.
Congestive heart failure symptoms
When your heart doesn’t beat as well as it should, your body adapts by narrowing blood vessels to keep pressure steady and moving blood to areas that need it most. Over time, your body has a harder time adapting to these changes and you develop symptoms, such as:
- Chest pain
- Cough
- Difficulty breathing when lying down
- Irregular heartbeat
- Shortness of breath, even during mild activity
- Weakness and general fatigue
- Weight gain that often occurs with swelling in the legs and ankles
Learn your heart disease risk
A simple heart scan can find early signs of heart disease. Learn whether you qualify and find out how to schedule one.
Congestive heart failure treatments
Heart failure has no cure, but treatment can help manage symptoms so you can maintain a good quality of life. In the early stages of heart failure, you may need only medications and lifestyle changes. But when the condition progresses, your Reid Health heart specialist can use advanced treatments and therapies to get you on the road to better heart health.
CardioMEMS™ HF System
The CardioMEMS™ HF System involves implanting a wireless sensor in an artery to measure pressure. You can send daily readings to your care team from home. That helps them treat problems quickly, reducing the chances of you needing a hospital stay.
TAVR
If you have heart failure caused by aortic stenosis, you might benefit from transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). This advanced treatment replaces a damaged heart valve and helps restore your heart’s ability to pump blood.
Open-heart surgery
Our surgeons are skilled in delicate open-heart surgeries for heart failure. We offer many types, and our caring surgery teams will help you decide which is right for you. You don’t have to travel far to find expert open-heart surgery close to home.
Support for your journey
Your Reid Health Heart & Vascular team offers more than advanced, personalized treatment for congestive heart failure. Our support services help you live better despite your condition.
Palliative care
Our palliative care team focuses on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of heart failure. We work closely with you and your family to enhance your quality of life, ensuring both your emotional and physical needs are met throughout your journey.
Cardiac rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation helps people with heart failure regain strength and improve their overall well-being. Through a structured program that includes exercise, education, and support, we empower you to manage your condition and enhance your daily life.