Heart Failure Society of America Annual Meeting

In a presentation at the annual HFSA meeting, investigators compare the level of care and ultimate outcomes treating heart failure patients for cardiologists and non-cardiologists.

As safety and efficacy programs advance, clinicians consider the investigative therapy's potential in cardiology.

At the annual HFSA meeting, investigators explain how obstructed sleep apnea and central sleep apnea drive cardiovascular disease.

A new study shows just more than 55% of all heart failure-based trials on ClinicalTrials.gov have shared results since 2008.

Investigators report findings no significant associations between BP control and cardiovascular mortality in patients from differing race/ethnicities with HF, stratified by hypertension treatment.

A post hoc analysis of TOPCAT shows older patients with HFpEF report consistent efficacy with spironolactone, but worsening safety outcomes.

Prior to the start of HFSA, Dr. Murray dives through how the extensive history of heart failure research has lead to today's greatest cardiovascular breakthroughs.

The sc2Wear Infusor allows the opportunity to deliver furosemide subcutaneously and at home, to keep HF patients in need of diuresis out of the hospital.

The ROPA-DOP trial showed that low-dose dopamine had an insignificant impact on patient renal function, nor a significant trend toward greater diuresis.

Scott Solomon, MD, and Alvin Chandra, MD, discuss the findings of the PARADIGM-HF and QoL trial, and sacubitril's effect on HF patients quality of life.

Lisa Rathman, MSN, of Lancaster General Hospital, discusses the benefits of subcutaneous furosemide in nursing homes and facilities outside the hospital.

Gregg Fonarow, MD; David Aguilar, MD; Rob Mentz, MD; and James Januzzi, MD, discuss the unexpected and exciting use of SGLT-2 inhibitors to treat heart failure.

Rob Mentz, MD, of Duke University Medical School, discusses the CANVAS trial and the pursuit of using SGLT-2 inhibitors to treat heart failure.

At the Heart Failure Society of America's 20th Annual Scientific Meeting, Pieter Muntendam, MD, scPharmaceuticals, discussed his work in developing a hospital strength treatment option for patients with fluid overload using the well known drug furosemide, now for subcutaneous administration.

While there's no yet proven treatment for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, the team is really aiming to understand the pathophysiology to design better targeted treatments.

Study results presented at the 2016 Heart Failure Society of America Scientific Meeting show that treatment with omecantiv mecarbil improved cardiac function and quality of life in patients with heart failure.

As the medical home model gains ground, are cardiologists and other specialists being left out in the cold?

Genetic diversity in great apes compares to our own genetic make-up, and contributes to similarities and differences in disease risk, including CVD.