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While the overall statistics are not encouraging, long-term survival and quality of life after diagnosis vary greatly with the individual circumstances. The statistics show that only 20 to 30 percent of congestive heart failure (CHF) patients live longer than 10 to 12 years after diagnosis.
When you have heart failure, it doesnât mean that your heart has stopped beating. It means that your heart isnât pumping blood as it should. The heart keeps working, but the bodyâs need for blood and oxygen isnât being met.Heart failure can get worse if itâs not treated.Itâs very important to do what your doctor tells you to do.bout 5.7 million Americans are living with it today. In fact, itâs one of the most common reasons people age 65 and older go into the hospital. It can take years for heart failure to develop. Heart failure is called congestive heart failure when fluid builds up in various parts of the body.