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Symptoms are relieved by removing excess fluid from the body, improving blood flow, improving heart muscle function, and increasing delivery of oxygen to the body tissues. This can be done by the various congestive heart failure treatments listed in the following sections. Medical Treatment. If the underlying cause of heart failure is not correctible by surgery or catheterization procedures, medical treatment is composed of lifestyle changes and medications.
Diagnosis and Therapy of Heart Failure. 1  Congestive heart failure is a clinical syndrome resulting from a primary abnormality in the function of the heart as a pump, and its diagnosis and therapy depend on an understanding of the underlying pathophysiology.