Drugs that can exacerbate heart failure should be avoided, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), calcium channel blockers (CCBs), and most antiarrhythmic drugs (except class III).
What are 3 things that can worsen heart failure and why?
All of the lifestyle factors that increase your risk of heart attack and stroke – smoking, being overweight, eating foods high in fat and cholesterol and physical inactivity – can also contribute to heart failure.
What should be avoided in heart failure?
Avoid cured and processed meats, which are high in sodium. Burgers and steaks, even unseasoned, present their own problem: they're high in the types of fat that can lead to clogged arteries. Instead, aim to eat more fish than red meat, especially salmon, tuna, trout, and cod.
Can you make heart failure worse?
Limit sodium Sodium causes your body to hold on to extra water. This may cause your heart failure symptoms to get worse. People get most of their sodium from processed foods. Fast food and restaurant meals also tend to be very high in sodium.
What causes CHF to worsen?
The most common causes of worsening of the chronic CHF are ischemia, arrhythmias, valvular dysfunction, systemic or pulmonary hypertension, volume overload or fluid retention, high output conditions (infection, anemia, thyrotoxicosis), drugs (NSAIDs, cyclo-oxygenase (COX) inhibitors, thiazolidinediones) and medication ...
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