Open links in new tab
  1. Classes and Stages of Heart Failure - American Heart Association

    When heart failure is in stage C or D, health care professionals also assign a classification. This classification measures a person’s overall heart function and how bad the symptoms are. Stages of …

  2. Heart Failure - American Heart Association

    In this free all-in-one learning tool, you can learn to navigate living with heart failure and take actions to improve quality of life. Start today to learn the symptoms and stages of heart failure, understand how …

  3. Types of Heart Failure - American Heart Association

    May 21, 2025 · Learn about the types of heart failure, including congestive heart failure, systolic failure (HFrEF), and diastolic failure (HFpEF).

  4. Heart Failure Signs and Symptoms - American Heart Association

    May 29, 2025 · The American Heart Association explains the most common signs and symptoms of heart failure and explains why they occur and describes how to recognize them.

  5. What is Heart Failure? - American Heart Association

    May 20, 2025 · The American Heart Association explains heart failure (HF), sometimes called congestive heart failure (CHF), as a chronic, progressive condition in which the heart muscle is …

  6. Advanced Heart Failure - American Heart Association

    Jun 19, 2025 · Someone with advanced heart failure feels shortness of breath and other symptoms even at rest. Advanced heart failure is stage D in the American Heart Association and American College of …

  7. Treatment Options for Heart Failure

    Jun 12, 2025 · The American Heart Association explains what can be done to treat heart failure whether by medication, lifestyle changes or surgery.

  8. Diagnosing Heart Failure - American Heart Association

    May 30, 2025 · Diagnosing heart failure is a combination of reporting systems, certain tests being performed and perhaps measuring your ejection fraction.

  9. Risks for and Causes of Heart Failure

    May 30, 2025 · The American Heart Association explains the causes of heart failure and what your risk for heart failure could be.

  10. Target: HF Strategies and Clinical Tools - American Heart Association

    Jan 3, 2025 · ACCF/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure These guidelines provide important updates to the Heart Failure Guidelines and the Focused Updates. 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA …