What about heart failure and foot edema?
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Heart failure generally refers to heart failure, heart failure foot edema treatment methods usually include general treatment, drug therapy, surgery, etc., the specific analysis is as follows:
1. General treatment
If the patient's heart failure is unstable, physical labor should be strictly limited, pay attention to rest, prevent deep vein thrombosis. At the same time, patients should also control diet, reduce sodium intake, prevent water and sodium retention.
2. Drug treatment
Patients can be prescribed diuretics for treatment, such as furosemide injection, hydrochlorothiazide tablets, spironolactone tablets, etc., reduce the burden on the heart, promote water excretion in the body, relieve foot edema.
3. Surgery
If the heart failure is more serious, patients can be treated by surgery, such as cardiac resynchronization therapy, implantable cardioverter defibrillator, heart transplant, etc., relieve symptoms.
