Heart Failure Care
Heart failure means that the heart muscle isn’t pumping enough oxygen-rich blood through the body. This chronic, progressive condition causes a variety of symptoms. Lutheran Hospital provides specialized cardiac care and innovative therapies to help identify, treat and manage the symptoms and stages of heart failure. This knowledge and commitment is reflected through American College of Cardiology accreditation.
Specialty Care for Heart Failure and Advanced Heart Failure
Lutheran Hospital offers procedures and therapies to alleviate the effects of heart failure and help patients live life to the fullest as it progresses. In its earliest stages, treatment often involves lifestyle changes, medications and attention to certain contributing conditions, such as high blood pressure, diabetes or lipid disorders.
As it progresses, heart failure requires more complex care. Treating and managing heart failure and related problems may involve bypass or heart valve surgery, specific therapies, added medications, an implanted cardiac device or some other treatment. Symptoms may also lead to hospital stays.
The team of cardiac specialists and clinical professionals at Lutheran Hospital deliver the extensive care required to diagnose, treat and manage heart failure, as well as many other heart-related conditions, through:
Research for Advanced Heart Failure
Lutheran Hospital Heart Center was selected to participate in research to optimize heart failure treatment based on biomarkers. Through a simple lab test, biomarker indicators can alert clinicians to advanced heart failure issues before symptoms even occur. Improving outcomes is always our goal and this important research can help us continue to achieve success.