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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.
People with congestive heart failure are often given pacemakers to help their hearts pump more efficiently. But doctors have been puzzled by about 40 percent of people given those devices who don't get any better. They often wind up in the hospital, or they die. Now researchers say they've got the problem figured out.