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Glen Cove Hospital to Hold Heart Failure Support Group

Glen Cove Hospital will hold a free heart failure support group and education program in the hospital’s Oak Room, main floor, 101 St. Andrews Lane, Glen Cove.  

This meeting will focus on learning how to stay active with heart failure.  Heart failure is a condition in which the heart cannot pump enough oxygenated blood to meet the needs of the body’s other organs.  It is characterized by fluid retention in the body and exercise intolerance. 

The program will include information about how the heart normally works; how to manage heart failure at home; understanding diet restrictions and certain medications; and learning activities and exercises that are appropriate for patients with heart failure.  

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Also participating in the program will be clinicians of the hospital’s Heart Failure team.  The event is open to people with heart failure, caregivers, family members and friends.

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