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End-stage heart failure |
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End-stage heart failure Severe heart disease that does not respond adequately to medical or surgical treatment. Mentioned in: Heart Transplantation How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Persons with end-stage heart failure usually have a prognosis of less than one year to live. This procedure is reserved for patients with end-stage heart failure whose treatment alternatives are limited. Each year, he notes, 400,000 people in the United States develop end-stage heart failure -- a serious weakening of the heart due to the death of some portion of cardiac muscle. |
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