Guide To Heart Failure Stages

Stage D Heart Failure

Patients are officially dealing with stage D heart failure when they have systolic heart failure and persistent and advanced symptoms, even after receiving medical care. Most of the treatment options from previous stages continue to maintain quality of life as much as possible. For the most part, however, this stage is considered incurable.

Other options aimed at managing stage D heart failure include a heart transplant, continuous intravenous heart pump medication, surgical repair and treatment, and ventricular assist devices. Often included when dealing with stage D heart failure, especially when other options have failed, is palliative care. This helps boost the patient's comfort. All patients will be thoroughly evaluated to determine what options are the most appropriate for their condition.