What strategies can be used to reduce the burden of heart failure?
Strategies to reduce the burden of heart failure include emphasizing prevention, adopting a healthy lifestyle, reducing the risk of diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, obesity and ischemic events, avoiding cardiotoxic exposure such as alcohol, cardiotoxic drugs and chemotherapy, and following the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 recommendations, which include getting active, controlling cholesterol, eating better, managing blood pressure, losing weight and reducing blood sugar.