Heart Failure Beat

Economic Considerations in the Management of Heart Failure

Our co-hosts interview Paul Heidenreich, MD, FHFSA a co-author of the 2022 ACC/AHA/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure about economic considerations in the management of HF. On "From Failure to Function", Priya dives into the late breaking trials from ACC.23 and Michael reviews three papers on HFpEF on HF Rounds.

Tachy Beats with Preethi Pirlamarla, MD: AHFTC Faculty Promotion Tips

Attention aspiring Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology faculty, this quick segment is for you! Looking for good advice on succeeding as an early career faculty member? Tune in as Michael Beasley, MD, interviews Preethi Pirlamarla, MD, on her ACC.org publication, Academic Medicine: Demystifying the Appointment Process.

Tachy Beats with Biykem Bozkurt MD, PhD, FHFSA: Complementary and Alternative Medicines

On this quick follow-up to the February episode, Priya Umapthi MD interviews Biykem Bozkurt MD, PhD, FHFSA on CAM - what is it and what are the risks of CAM to GDMT?

Exploring Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Tune into this episode of HF Beat to hear co-hosts Michael Beasley, MD, and Priya Umapathi, MD, discuss complementary and alternative meds in the treatment of HF with guest, Nosheen Reza, MD.

Heart Failure Science: Top Takeaways from 2022 Part 2

On part two of this episode series, hosts Michael Beasley, MD and Priya Umapathi, MD continue their discussion on the top highlights of 2022 with current HFSA president Dr. John Teerlink. The STRONG-HF clinical trial, the future of Omecamtiv Mecarbil and the METEORIC-HF trial are discussed. Priya introduces her new episode segment "From Failure to Function," which summarizes the latest heart failure research presented at meetings around the world.

Heart Failure Science: Top Takeaways from 2022 Part I

Hosts Michael Beasley, MD and Priya Umapathi, MD interview current and immediate past presidents John Teerlink MD, FHFSA, and Mark Drazner MD, MSc, FHFSA on the most significant events that took place in the field of heart failure in 2022 on this two-part series. Part one dives into SGLT2 inhibitors, the rapid uptitration of GDMT, and cardiac xenotransplantation. Michael also delivers HF Rounds, his new segment which features a succinct peek into interesting news from HF journals. Stay tuned for Part II coming in January!

Introducing Our New Co-Hosts

On this episode our host Kevin Shah, MD passes the torch to the new co-hosts of the Heart Failure Beat: Michael Beasley, MD and Priya Umpathi, MD. Tune in and get to know what’s coming up on the podcast in the next year.

Exploring The Impact of Healthcare Disparities on Patients with Heart Failure

Podcast host Kevin Shah, MD, engages  Alanna Morris, MD, and Robert Page, PharmD, co-authors of the HFSA Position Paper The Impact of Healthcare Disparities on Patients with Heart Failure on key takeaways and implications. They unpack a recently published HFSA Position Statement on Disparities in and discuss action items that can be made across systems to help reduce disparities as well as improve access to care for our most vulnerable patients. 

Live Discussion originally broadcasted on the HFSA Twitter and YouTube on May 27, 2022.

Training in Advanced Heart Failure Training and Career Paths Part II

Tune into this episode to hear two leaders elaborate on the complexities that exist between Critical Care Cardiology (CCC) and Advance Heart Failure Transplant and Cardiology (AHFTC) - the two care training pathways in heart failure patient care (Part II of a two-part series).

Training in Advanced Heart Failure Training and Career Paths Part I

Tune into this episode to hear four physicians discuss challenges in recruiting trainees to pursue and excel in the field of advanced heart failure. Host Kevin Shah, MD (University of Utah) is joined by Drs. Sarah Chuzi (Northwestern University), Michelle Kittleson (Cedars Sinai Heart Institute) and Hirsch Mehta (Sharp HealthCare) for part one of our two-part series on Heart Failure Training and Career Paths.