Anne1 encourages women with heart failure to listen to their doctors and follow their advice.
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Listen to your doctor. Hopefully that you have a cardiologist and not just a GP. Because I think your GP can be an excellent resource – I’ve been lucky with the GPs that I have had, I don’t know about this new one – but there are many GPs that I think overstep their ability, so I do think that a cardiologist should be definitely involved in your treatment. And I think that you should follow what they tell you to do – to definitely follow your diet, to not eat salt, to not eat fat. You know, to pay attention to everything, to read every item that you pick up in the store. Look at the salt content, look at the fat content and cook your own meals.
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