Zion - Fear to Faith Magazine

What goes
through your
mind when you
have to help
someone with
heart failure?
The immediate thing is
to look for the cause.
Next is to regulate the
heart and do anything
we may need to do to
stabilize any problems.
The secondary phase
is to find out what is
causing the problem in
the long term and
treating it. And Keep
the patience as calm as
possible as well as stay
calm ourselves.
How long does it take to treat heart failure?
It depends on the person and how severe it is. You get various degrees
of heart failure and we treat people based on the problem. If their heart
is beating too fast we have to slow it down, if it is beating too slow we
have to speed it up, and if they have too much blood we have to treat
that. Then it's all about recovery. We don't let people off ICU until they
are stable. And some people are able to have a fast recovery and others
never get back to their old selves.
Is heart failure a lifestyle problem or hereditary?
It can be both. Because certain diseases run in people's families they
have higher chances. Lifestyle is a more common reason but there have
been cases where if a person has high blood pressure or diabetes in their
family that could be the reason that they have heart failure. But the
main thing is to do what you can to avoid it by watching your diet and
lifestyle.