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Author(s): Yih-Kai Chan , Alice M David , Caitlyn Mainland , et al Added: 3 years ago
Primarily due to significant treatment advancements to prevent previously fatal acute cardiac events, the burden of heart failure (HF), characterised by chronic symptoms, acute hospitalisations and premature mortality, continues to rise.1,2 Latest expert guidelines3,4 confirmed by meta-analyses5,6 support the application of multidisciplinary HF management programs to improve health outcomes… View more

Heart Failure

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Obesity Management Strategies in 2023
Author(s): Harold Bays Added: 1 year ago
ACC.23/WCC — Dr Harold Bays, Science Officer for the Obesity Medicine Association, member of the Board of Trustees of the Obesity Medicine Association, and member of the Board of Directors of the American Society of Preventive Cardiology joins us to talk about obesity management and the emergence of anti-obesity drugs and multidisciplinary team approach. Discussion Points: Unmet Needs in the… View more

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Alexander G Truesdell
Personal History An Army combat veteran, Dr Alexander G Truesdell previously served in infantry, intelligence, medical and special operations units in the United States, Europe, the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan.1 He is now an Interventional Cardiologist and Co-Director of the Multidisciplinary Cardiac Shock Team at Inova Heart and Co-Director of Interventional Cardiology Research at… View more
ACC 23 Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Cardiac Amyloidosis: Highlights
Author(s): Michelle Kittleson Added: 1 year ago
Dr Michelle Kittleson (Cedars-Sinai California Heart Center, US) provides an overview of the 2023 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Care for the Patient with Cardiac Amyloidosis.Dr Kittleson highlights the unmet needs in managing patients with cardiac amyloidosis and stresses the importance of a multidisciplinary approach involving cardiologists,… View more

Standards & Guidelines

Heart Failure
The Future of Telemedicine in the Management of Heart Failure Patients
Author(s): José Silva-Cardoso , José Ramón González Juanatey , Josep Comin-Colet , et al Added: 2 years ago

Heart Failure

Digital Health
Author(s): Eilidh Hill , Jackie Taylor Added: 3 years ago
In developed countries, it is estimated that 1–2 % of the adult population has heart failure (HF), with the prevalence increasing to more than 10 % in those aged >70 years.1 Despite advances in therapies for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), it remains a condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality, punctuated by episodes of unplanned hospitalisation.2 HF… View more

Heart Failure
Michael J Reardon
Dr Michael J. Reardon holds the position of Clinical Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center and created the multi-institution, multidisciplinary cardiac tumor team with HMH and MDA. He has served as elected president of the medical staff for the HMH and received numerous awards including the Overstreet Award and Noon Award. He currently holds the Allison Family… View more
Transitional Care to Reduce Readmission Rates
Author(s): Wan Xian Chan , Weiqin Lin , Raymond Ching Chiew Wong Added: 3 years ago
Southeast Asian nations are increasingly facing a higher burden of cardiovascular risk factors,1 which in turn correlate with a propensity towards cardiac-related diseases including heart failure (HF). In Singapore, HF is the most common cardiac cause of hospitalisation, accounting for 17 % of all cardiac admissions2 In 2015, public hospitals recorded in excess of 5,700 unique HF admissions.3 The… View more

Demographic

Heart Failure