After diagnosing a patient with heart failure, cardiologists will usually classify symptoms into one of the four stages of heart failure based on the presence or absence and severity of structural heart disease/damage, as described below. It is simple but powerful assessment tool to guide them in developing the right medical treatment plan.
Stage/ Definition
Stage A
Presence of heart failure risk factors but no heart disease and no symptoms
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Stage B
Heart disease is present but there are no symptoms (structural changes in heart before symptoms occur)
