Identifying Key Risk Factors for Heart Failure

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EP: 1.Identifying Key Risk Factors for Heart Failure

EP: 2.Socioeconomic Factors Impacting Development of Cardiac Disease

EP: 3.Distinguishing Between Heart Failure Classifications

EP: 4.Staging Heart Failure and the Importance of Early Diagnosis

EP: 5.The Role of the Primary Care Physician in Heart Failure Management

EP: 6.Four Pillars of Heart Failure Therapy

EP: 7.Selecting Optimal First-line Therapy for Patients Diagnosed with Heart Failure

EP: 8.Key Takeaways From Heart Failure Clinical Trials

EP: 9.Navigating the Patient Journey Through Heart Failure Diagnosis

EP: 10.Strategies for Treating Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

EP: 11.Treatment Optimization Challenges Associated With Heart Failure

EP: 12.Financial Barriers Impeding Optimal Heart Failure Treatment

EP: 13.Trajectory of Heart Failure Treatment Strategies

EP: 14.Key Takeaways from Experts in Heart Failure Management

This is a video synopsis/summary of a panel discussion involving Robert Groves, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer, Banner |Aetna; Eugene E. Wright Jr, MD, consulting associate, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, and medical director for performance improvement, South Piedmont Area Health Education Center; Nancy Albert, PhD, CCNS, CCRN, CHFN, NE-BC, FAHA, FCCM, FHFSA, FAAN, associate chief nursing officer, research and innovation, and clinical nurse specialist at the Kaufman Center for Heart Failure Treatment and Recovery at the Cleveland Clinic; Nihar Desai, MD, MPH, vice chief, cardiovascular medicine at the Yale School of Medicine; and Kelly Marie Axsom, MD, medical director, Centralized Heart Failure Management Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital, and assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. The panel discusses updates in heart failure management, analyzing unmet needs and future considerations. Desai provides an overview of heart failure epidemiology, noting the significant burden in the US with an estimated 7 to 8 million individuals affected. Prevalence is increasing due to aging population and rise in risk factors like hypertension, kidney disease, diabetes, and valvular heart disease. There are also disparities across sex, race, and ethnicity. Albert expands on risk factors, highlighting lifestyle choices like sedentary behaviors and comorbid conditions like obesity and genetics. The panel aims to highlight key guideline updates and the evolving disease landscape regarding heart failure.

Video synopsis is AI-generated and reviewed by AJMC editorial staff.