ACC/AHA heart failure stages
Cardiology
Also known as: ACC/AHA-Stadien der Herzinsuffizienz · ACC/AHA kalp yetmezliği evreleri · ACC/AHA stages of heart failure (A-D)
What it is for
ACC/AHA stages of heart failure (HF): describe the development and progression of HF from risk to advanced disease; they complement the NYHA functional class. Stages:
Classification
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Stage A (at risk for HF) | risk factors such as hypertension or diabetes, but no current or prior symptoms or signs of HF and no structural heart disease or biomarker evidence of heart disease. |
| Stage B (pre-HF) | no current or prior symptoms or signs of HF, but structural heart disease, abnormal cardiac function or raised natriuretic peptide levels. |
| Stage C (symptomatic HF) | current or prior symptoms and/or signs of HF caused by a structural and/or functional cardiac abnormality. |
| Stage D (advanced HF) | severe symptoms and/or signs of HF at rest, recurrent hospitalisations despite guideline-directed management, or intolerance of or refractoriness to that therapy. |
Source
2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
AHA/ACC/HFSA · Circulation 2022;145:e895-e1032 (Heidenreich PA et al.)
DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001063
PMID: 35363499
- Edition
- 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA heart failure guideline (stages aligned with the 2021 Universal Definition of Heart Failure)
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