Heart Failure

Discover how UVA's heart failure and transplant doctors and nurses support their patients, including a free program of follow-up care after patients are discharged.

Heart failure is not a sudden or complete stop of heart activity. Rather it occurs when the heart loses its ability to pump enough blood through the body to meet the body’s requirements.

Lifestyle Changes

Living with heart failure does mean some lifestyle changes. Diet, exercise, and other healthy habits can help control symptoms. And they improve your overall health.

You can reverse some forms of heart failure by reducing salt and fluids from your body. If you have a chronic form, we help you set healthy diet and exercise habits so that you can live a full life.

These lifestyle changes can help: