Heart Failure Management Program
Contact Information
(608) 263-1690
Health Facts for You
Cardiology/Cardiovascular Surgery
Related Programs
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program
Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease Program
Related Conditions

Our Heart Failure Patients
- Severely ill patients who may require transplantation
- Patients with continuing symptoms despite maximum medical management
- Patients suffering from other diseases that complicate heart failure management
- Patients who have difficulty following their treatment plan or making lifestyle adjustments necessary to treat heart failure
- Patients with end-organ involvement, such as renal failure or pulmonary hypertension, that may prevent more aggressive therapy
All visits include a complete evaluation of current exercise capacity and prognosis, an assessment of the treatment plan and recommendations regarding changes in therapy.
Heart Failure Management Program Services
The Heart Failure Management Program offers:
- The full range of diagnostic, medical and surgical options for patients with heart failure, from those who experience asymptomatic ventricular dysfunction to patients whose symptoms are severe enough to require heart transplantation
- Destination Therapy For End-Stage Heart Failure (an option for heart failure patients who are not candidates for cardiac transplantation)
- Expertise in unusual causes of heart muscle disease, including myocarditis, postpartum cardiomyopathy and chemotherapy-related heart disease
- The latest in treatment options, including biventricular pacemakers, automated implantable cardioverter defibrillators (AICDs) and combination devices
- Use of relaxation, mindfulness meditation and guided imagery
- Education for heart failure patients and family members through one-on-one consultation
- Ongoing research in the area of heart failure with preserved pumping function
Patient Resources
Advanced Heart Disease Support Group
Join us on the second Tuesday of each month as we come together to discuss subjects that affect advanced heart disease patients. Each session will be led by a social worker and a student from the University of Wisconsin School of Nursing and will include a 30-minute presentation followed by an hour for discussion. There is no charge to attend and refreshments will be served.
For more information, please call (608) 890-5864.
Additional Treatments
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)
- Heart Transplant
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Left Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs)
- Cardiac Surgery
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Aneurysmectomy
- Individualized Medication Therapy
- Surgical Ventricular Remodeling (SVR)