MercyOne Iowa Heart Advanced Heart Failure Clinic

MercyOne Iowa Heart Center’s Advanced Heart Failure Clinic helps people whose heart failure is getting worse or harder to manage. We offer expert care for complex heart conditions and use advanced treatments to help your heart work better and improve your quality of life.

Heart failure doesn’t mean your heart has stopped—it means your heart isn’t pumping blood as well as it should. This can lead to symptoms like:

• Shortness of breath
• Swelling in your legs, ankles, or belly
• Feeling tired or weak
• Trouble doing everyday activities

Our team of advanced heart failure specialists works with you to manage your condition and prevent hospital visits. We create a personalized treatment plan that may include:

• Medication adjustments
• Lifestyle and diet support
• Advanced therapies like IV medications or special pacemakers
• Evaluation for devices like a defibrillator (ICD) or heart pump (LVAD)
• Transplant referral when needed

We partner closely with your primary care provider and cardiologist to give you coordinated, continuous care.

Advanced Heart Failure Services:

• Evaluation and medical therapy for advanced heart failure
• Advanced surgical treatment options
  • Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
  • High risk coronary revascularization and valve repair
• Heart failure disease management
• Remote monitoring programs such as CardioMEMS
• Outpatient IV therapies
• Cardio-Oncology
• Amyloid
• Partnership with established heart transplant centers
• Education on medications, diet and lifestyle changes
• Cardiac rehabilitation
• Access to research studies and clinical trials
• Care support (nursing, social worker, pastoral care)
• Advanced care planning