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A |
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A - Patients at high risk of developing HF because of the presence of conditions that are strongly associated with the development of HF, such patients have no identified structural or functional abnormalities of the pericardium, myocardium, or cardiac valves and have never shown signs or symptoms of HF |
B |
B |
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B - Patients who have developed structural heart disease that is strongly associated with the development of HF but who have never shown signs or symptoms of HF |
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C |
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C - Patients who have current or prior symptoms of HF associated with underlying structural heart disease |
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D |
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D - Patients with advanced structural heart disease and marked symptoms of HF at rest despite maximal medical therapy and who require specialized interventions |