Podcast: Iron Repletion, Ventricular Septal Defect Management, and Hemodynamic Assessment
For the American College of Cardiology’s Eagle’s Eye View, Dr. Kim Eagle discusses recent advancements in the management of heart failure (HF). He begins with a state-of-the-art review on iron repletion for patients with HF and iron deficiency. Both the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and the European Society of Cardiology now recommend IV iron replacement for these patients to improve functional status and quality of life.
New Insights and Treatments Transform Outlook for Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis
There has been a significant shift in the understanding of heart failure caused by transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA). Once thought to be a rare condition, the adoption of nuclear imaging for diagnosis has revealed that ATTR-CA is more common in clinical practice than previously believed. This has been a crucial development as it allows for earlier identification and intervention.
Study Reveals High Kidney Complication Risks for Older Adults After Heart Failure Hospitalization
A cohort study utilized data from the Get With the Guidelines Heart Failure registry, analyzing patient outcomes through Medicare claims data and employing Cox proportional hazards regression models to evaluate the relationship between discharge estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and subsequent kidney health outcomes.
Effectively Treating Heart Failure: New Technology on the Horizon
New devices along with tailored medical management could extend and even save patient lives while improving their quality of life. Technologies include implantable heart device therapies and left ventricular assist devices.
Heart Shape Predicts Cardiac Disease
An AI-aided study on heart shape, led by a Stanford Medicine researcher, found that roundness seems to occur more commonly in healthy hearts than previously believed but can also act as a genetic indicator of cardiac problems.
Increased Heart Failure Risk in Black Adults: Redlining
American Heart Association’s recent analysis discovered that present-day heart failure risk was higher among Black adults who lived in areas historically impacted by redlining.
Universal Definition of Heart Failure: A Step in the Right Direction
To respond to the need for a universal definition of heart failure (HF), a committee comprised of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA), the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology (HFA/ESC), and the Japanese Heart Failure Society (JHFS) members, across 14 countries and six continents, assembled a consensus document resulting in the new Universal Definition and Classification of HF.
