These advanced heart failure patients suffer from severe symptoms and frequent hospitalizations and have a dismal prognosis, with a significant socioeconomic burden in health care systems. Patients in this group may be eligible for advanced heart failure therapies, including heart transplantation and ...
The phrase “I NEED HELP” is useful as a memory aide for the core factors defining the progression from stable to advanced heart failure. [10]. The mnemonic stands for the following: Inotropes (history of or current need), NYHA class (III or IV symptoms), End-organ dysfunction (...