Drs Michelle Kittleson and Biykem Bozkurt provide game-changing updates and insights on treating heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/982148). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

Resources

2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35363499/

Effects of Enalapril on Mortality in Severe Congestive Heart Failure. Results of the Cooperative North Scandinavian Enalapril Survival Study (CONSENSUS) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2883575/

Prescribing SGLT2 Inhibitors in Patients With CKD: Expanding Indications and Practical Considerations https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9263228/

Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Up-titration of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapies for Acute Heart Failure (STRONG-HF): A Multinational, Open-Label, Randomised Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36356631/

Drs Michelle M. Kittleson and Gregg Fonarow share need-to-know nuances on initiating four HFrEF therapies in select patients.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/982149). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

Resources

The Use of β-Blockers in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8468030/

Vericiguat in Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32222134/

Soluble Guanylate Cyclase as an Emerging Therapeutic Target in Cardiopulmonary Disease https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3103045/

Transcatheter Mitral-Valve Repair in Patients With Heart Failure https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30280640/

Drs Michelle Kittleson and Sana Al-Khatib explore the ins and outs of complex clinical decisions regarding device placement for patients who have heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/982150). The topics and discussions are planned, produced, and reviewed independently of advertisers. This podcast is intended only for US healthcare professionals.

Resources

2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29097296/

Optimal CRT Implantation — Where and How to Place the Left-Ventricular Lead? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34495452/

Current Device Therapies for Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention — The ICD, Subcutaneous ICD and Wearable ICD https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30389367/