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Heart failure is a difficult disease to treat.
When the heart does not pump as well as it should the patient fills up with fluid. Patients can also help by not using too much salt, not drinking too much fluid, and limiting alcohol use. Most patients are now treated with medicines called ACE inhibitors. The ACE inhibitors help to reduce admissions to hospital and deaths from heart failure. Digoxin is a medicine which helps the heart to beat stronger.