The ESC Textbook of Heart Failure
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9.6 Cardiovascular rehabilitation and lifestyle modifications
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Published:November 2023
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Non-pharmacological management represents an important contribution to heart failure (HF) therapy. Education and counselling are instrumental in helping patients, their families, and caregivers in acquiring necessary skills for self-care and improvement in treatment adherence. Dietary sodium and fluid restrictions are important in control of congestion. Muscle wasting and cachexia are common in HF and have a significant impact on the clinical course. Nutritional advice and exercise training have proven to be effective in reducing mortality and hospitalization and improving quality of life (QoL) in cachectic patients. In addition, exercise training is highly recommended for all HF patients, regardless of the left ventricular ejection fraction. It was shown to improve functional capacity and QoL, and to reduce all-cause and HF-related mortality and hospitalization. Observational data suggest that smoking is associated with HF development and should be regarded as a modifiable risk factor. Nutritional deficiencies also need to be appropriately addressed.
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