End-Stage Organ Failure Specialists in Shalimar Bagh, Delhi
End-stage organ failure refers to the irreversible, final phase of decline in a vital organ such as the heart, lungs, kidneys, or liver, where the organ can no …
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Causes of End-Stage Organ Failure
Results from the cumulative, irreversible damage of chronic diseases including long-standing heart failure, chronic kidney disease, cirrhosis from hepatitis or alcohol use, or advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Risk factors include poorly controlled diabetes and hypertension, longstanding substance use, repeated organ injury, and genetic predisposition to organ-specific disease. Once an organ's functional reserve is exhausted, even minor additional stress such as infection can precipitate rapid, irreversible decline.