Staging Heart Failure and the Importance of Early Diagnosis

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

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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; Eugene E. Wright Jr, MD; Nancy Albert, PhD, CCNS, CCRN, CHFN, NE-BC, FAHA, FCCM, FHFSA, FAAN; Nihar Desai, MD, MPH; and Kelly Marie Axsom, MD. The panel discusses prevention and early identification of heart failure. Lifestyle changes like diet and medications can help curb progression of risk factors. Routine exams allow early clinical staging based on symptoms and cardiac dysfunction. Wright notes stage B is preclinical heart failure with signs of dysfunction but no symptoms. The goal is preventing progression through the stages. Patients may temporarily lack symptoms but require ongoing intense treatment. Albert explains heart failure staging is like cancer staging; you move forward but not backward. Educating patients using analogies helps them understand that the chronic nature of heart failure requires lifelong treatment. Early screening, like with annual biomarkers in primary care, allows earlier diagnosis and treatment. Artificial intelligence tools may help identify higher risk patients needing intervention. Overall there is a need for greater urgency in prevention and early identification of heart failure before symptoms arise.

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