Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA, and Robert J. Mentz, MD, review the current prevalence of heart failure in the US and Europe, as well as the clinical and economic challenges that arise with increasing prevalence.

Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, MPH, comments on the impact of recurrent rehospitalizations for heart failure on survival.

Experts in cardiology review the classification of heart failure using left ventricle ejection fraction (EF).

Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, MPH, and Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA, share approaches to treating patients with heart failure, focusing on patient education as well as social determinants of health.

Robert J. Mentz, MD, and James Januzzi, MD, discuss the key takeaways from updated heart failure guidelines, highlighting heart failure stages A and B.

Experts in cardiology highlight the four pillars of guideline directed therapies in heart failure.

Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA, discussesSGLT-2 inhibitors and their use in heart failure.

Drs James Januzzi, Javed Butler, Robert J. Mentz, and Muthiah Vaduganathan share approaches to sequencing quadruple therapy in heart failure to the individual patient, as well as optimizing therapy early in the hospitalization stage.

Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA, comments on implementing, continuing or cutting back on quadruple therapy after patient’s cardiac function has improved.

Robert J. Mentz, MD, reviews the current unmet needs for patients with heart failure, highlighting triple or quadruple therapy.

Robert J. Mentz, MD, and Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA, comment on the use of beta blockers and other agents in patients with heart failure preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

Experts in cardiology discuss the use of sacubitril/valsartan in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), highlighting the PARAGLIDE-HF study.

Muthiah Vaduganathan, MD, MPH, provides an overview of the pooled data from the PARAGLIDE-HF and PARAGON-HF clinical trials in heart failure.

Experts in cardiology comment on the impact of recent trials on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in clinical practice.

Robert Mentz, MD, reviews the results of the STONG-HF trial for patients in the hospital for heart failure.

Drs James Januzzi, Javed Butler, Robert Mentz, and Muthiah Vaduganathan share practice pearls for treating patients with heart failure, focusing on the future of treatment.