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Vital Facts About Heart Failure And Palm Harbor CPR Classes For Cardiac Emergencies

Heart failure (HF) can affect both children and adults, but is more common in people 65 years and older. This condition occurs when there are problems associated with how the ticker is pumping blood. Common causes include heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure. Change is a vital element of living with and trying to prevent heart disease. When you make the type of changes that benefit your cardiovascular system, you are also likely to be more energetic and less susceptible to other forms of chronic disease. The biggest advantage of keeping your heart in good shape is you reduce your risk for cardiac emergencies like a cardiac arrest or heart attack.

The fact that more people go to the hospital for heart failure than all types of cancer combined might come as a surprise, but it’s true. Some other facts about heart failure for you:



People of any age can develop heart failure. Though it’s much more common among people older than 65 years, children can also develop it, especially kids born with heart defects that make the heart work harder thus weakening it over time, and viral infections can also lead to HF in kids. The symptoms in young people are different than in adults and the treatments for children are also different from adult treatments, so it’s essential to know the facts about HF symptoms.

The risk for HF is higher for some people. Yes, older people are more likely to develop HF since aging can weaken the heart. Other factors that increase the odds of developing the condition include being overweight, which is also a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, both of which raise the risk of HF.

The condition can be treated. Medications are available. Making healthy lifestyle changes can also help you improve your heart health and quality of life.

There are ways you can prevent the condition. You can prevent or delay HF by making some adjustments to your lifestyle, such as following a healthy diet, quitting smoking, losing excess weight, avoiding alcohol, getting regular exercise, and controlling health conditions (like high blood pressure, diabetes) that raise risk for heart failure.

There are so many individuals who do not realize that they have heart failure. Sadly, there are so many people who mistake their HF symptoms to be just part of growing older. We cannot completely blame them for this as warning signs of heart failure tends to be subtle, which might resemble common signs of aging, such as shortness of breath, getting tired more easily, etc. It’s essential to know heart failure facts to not mistake HF symptoms for other conditions.
Like a heart attack or a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), heart failure is not a sudden event. The condition develops from damage to the ticker, which builds up when the heart isn’t functioning as well as it should, thus gradually weakening over time.

The best way to deal with sudden cardiac arrest situations is by getting CPR trained. At CPR Tampa in Palm Harbor, you can either register for a course online or call on 727-240-9404.

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