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Heart failure progresses through four distinct stages. These stages are characterized as follows:
* Stage A: Individuals at high risk for heart failure due to conditions like hypertension, coronary artery disease, or diabetes, but without any structural heart disease or symptoms.
* Stage B: Presence of structural heart disease (e.g., ventricular hypertrophy, previous myocardial infarction) but without current or past symptoms of heart failure. This is often referred to as asymptomatic heart failure.
* Stage C: Presence of structural heart disease with current or prior symptoms of heart failure, such as shortness of breath, palpitations, or chest pain. This is symptomatic heart failure.
* Stage D: Advanced structural heart disease with severe symptoms of heart failure that are refractory to standard medical therapy and often require specialized interventions. This is end-stage heart failure.
What are the Stages of Heart Failure?
* Stage A: Individuals at high risk for heart failure due to conditions like hypertension, coronary artery disease, or diabetes, but without any structural heart disease or symptoms.
* Stage B: Presence of structural heart disease (e.g., ventricular hypertrophy, previous myocardial infarction) but without current or past symptoms of heart failure. This is often referred to as asymptomatic heart failure.
* Stage C: Presence of structural heart disease with current or prior symptoms of heart failure, such as shortness of breath, palpitations, or chest pain. This is symptomatic heart failure.
* Stage D: Advanced structural heart disease with severe symptoms of heart failure that are refractory to standard medical therapy and often require specialized interventions. This is end-stage heart failure.