Treatments for heart failure, including drug therapy, are based on the stages developed by the ACC/AHA. Stage A patients are treated with:
1. Drugs for hypertension and hyperlipidemia, if they exist
2. Lifestyle management including diet, exercise, and smoking cessation only
3. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to directly affect the heart failure only
4. No drugs are used in this early stage
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