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The four heart failure stages present their own set of treatments. Precise diagnosis of heart failure and customized treatment for your condition are reasons more patients in Louisville and Southern Indiana entrust Norton Heart & Vascular Institute with their heart failure care than any other provider in the area.
Our team of board-certified and fellowship-trained specialists and advanced practice providers at the Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Advanced Heart Failure and Recovery Program have the experience and expertise to diagnose the progress of your heart failure and provide treatments including lifestyle guidance, medication, mechanical circulation devices and heart transplants.
The first steps in our specialists’ heart failure treatment plan are lifestyle recommendations and medication. Our goal will be to halt or slow the progression of your heart failure and improve your quality of life by reducing symptoms such as shortness of breath, decreased function and inability to tolerate exertion.
Norton Heart & Vascular Institute has a robust program of clinical research trials that includes innovative treatment for heart failure.
At high risk for heart failure, but no structural heart disease or symptoms of heart failure.
A family history of heart failure or conditions such as hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes, rheumatic fever, alcohol abuse, medications that can damage the heart muscle and other conditions.
Treatment options
Typical symptoms at this stage include mild shortness of breath and/or angina. This usually will be revealed in an echocardiogram that shows a weakened left ventricle that has 40% or less ejection fraction (a measure of the heart’s pumping ability).
Systolic heart failure (reduced ejection fraction). The left ventricle has weakened, possibly because it has become enlarged and can’t contract properly. Additional details on systolic heart failure.
Diastolic heart failure (preserved ejection fraction). The left ventricle can’t fill properly with blood, resulting in less blood pumped through the body. Additional details on diastolic heart failure.
These patients are very limited in movement and spend large amounts of time in bed. Patients at this point have undergone recurrent hospitalizations despite guideline-directed medical therapy.
Norton Heart & Vascular Institute offers patient resources to support you and your family, including free classes for people of all ages who are seeking to improve cardiovascular health or living with a heart condition.
Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
Our cardiac rehabilitation providers are leaders in developing and applying innovative techniques that can help you recover and resume your life.
Connecting Hearts Support Group
The group provides education and support to individuals who have had a heart attack, are living with a heart condition or are at risk for cardiovascular disease.
Heart Health Screenings
Prevention is the best way to manage heart disease, and screenings are available to detect early signs of cardiac and vascular disease and identify risk factors.
Every year, more than 137,000 people in Louisville and Southern Indiana choose Norton Heart & Vascular Institute specialists for their heart and vascular care. That’s more than any other health care provider.
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