Heart Failure

Ankeet Bhatt, MD, MBA provides additional perspective on a recent study examining the cost-effectiveness and health impact of sacubitril/valsartan use at different thresholds of ejection fraction.

Ankeet Bhatt, MD, MBA, offers perspective into the results of a recent analysis of the GWTG-HF registry at HFSA 2023.

Data from a phase 1b trial presented at HFSA 2023 detail the effects of JK07, an investigational agent from Salubris Biotherapeutics, in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

On the floor at HFSA 2023, Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, MPH, provides his perspective on the latest IV iron supplementation guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology.

A study presented at HFSA 2023 offers clinicians an overview of the influence of socioeconomic status on access to implantable hemodynamic monitors using the National Inpatient Sample.

Announced on October 9, the decision to issue a CRL is based on the FDA's belief the clinical meaningfulness of patisiran’s treatment effects for the cardiomyopathy of ATTR amyloidosis had not been established.

Prespecified analysis of STEP-HFpEF trial shows semaglutide benefits consistent across ejection fraction spectrum, offering potential HFpEF management.

Hosts are joined by Marat Fudim, MD, MHS, of Duke, to discuss the REBALANCE-HF trial, which examined endovascular ablation of the right greater splanchnic nerve in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

DELTA-HF trial: Device-based thoracic duct decompression with the eLym system could prove beneficial in acute decompensated heart failure patients.

The REBALANCE-HF trial at HFSA 2023 reveals that right greater splanchnic nerve ablation was well-tolerated and safe in patients with HFpEF, with additional analysis shedding light on the proportion of responders to the procedure.

Anand Shah, MD, MBA, provides insights into a study he led examining the impact of out-of-pocket costs and insurance type on uptake of GDMT in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

A propensity score-matched analysis of data suggests use of spironolactone could reduce the 3-year risk of developing Alzheimer disease or dementia among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

José López, MD, discusses the results of a study he led examining contemporary trends in racial disparities as it pertains to LVAD utilization in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

Lauren Eyadiel, MMS, PA-C, offers insight into a presentation from HFSA 2023 examining strategies for overcoming financial barriers to GDMT optimization in heart failure.

Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, MPH, offers insight and perspective into a new annual report from the Heart Failure Society of America outlining trends in epidemiology and outcomes in heart failure.

Stephen Greene, MD, discusses trials, data, and themes to look for at the HFSA 2023 meeting.

A new initiative from the HFSA highlights key findings on heart failure prevalence, risk, mortality and hospitalization rates in the United States.

Eli Lilly and Company and Boehringer Ingelheim announced the FDA approval of empagliflozin (Jardiance) for chronic kidney disease management on September 22, 2023.

Ahmad Masri, MD, MS, provides his perspective on the APOLLO-B data and reacts to the FDA CRDAC 9 to 3 vote in favor of the benefit-risk profile for patisiran in ATTR-CM.

Data from the EMPEROR-Reduced trial provide insight into the effects of empagliflozin in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction based on baseline diuretic use from the phase 3 trial.

The CASTLE-HTx trial provides insight into the effects of catheter ablation in patients with AFib and end-stage heart failure, with potentially practice-changing implications.

Results of the 56-week VALOR-HCM trial provide new insight into the effects of mavacamten in patients with highly symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy referred for septal reduction therapy.

Less than 2 weeks after the release of their SELECT reaction podcast, hosts Diana Isaacs, PharmD, and Natalie Bellini, DNP, sit down for a special edition episode of Diabetes Dialogue to discuss STEP-HFpEF data and the implications for semaglutide 2.4 mg.

With BridgeBio Pharma Inc. expecting to complete a regulatory submission prior to the close of 2023, the 30-month results of ATTRibute-CM provide the most comprehensive overview yet of the benefit-risk profile for acoramidis in ATTR-CM.

Javed Butler, MD, discusses the overall results of the STEP-HFpEF trial, how he interprets the reduction in adjudicated heart failure events, and how the community's recent experience with SGLT2 inhibitors might inform uptake strategies for semaglutide 2.4 mg.