In episode #285 of the CardioNerds Decipher the Guidelines Series, Western Michigan University medical student and CardioNerds intern Shivani Reddy asks a question in reference to Section 10.1 of the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure. A 65-year-old woman presents with stable angina and increasing shortness of breath on slight exertion. She has type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. An echocardiogram reveals a left ventricular ejection fraction of 25%. What are the suggested changes in her treatment, besides optimizing GDMT? This is answered first by Boston University cardiology fellow and CardioNerds Ambassador Dr. Alex Pipilas, and then by expert faculty Dr. Ileana Pina, professor of medicine and quality officer for the Cardiovascular Line at Thomas Jefferson University.

Reference: 285. Guidelines: 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure – Question #15 with Dr. Ileana Pina. Published April 10, 2023. Accessed August 13, 2023. https://www.cardionerds.com/285-guidelines-2022-aha-acc-hfsa-guideline-for-the-management-of-heart-failure-question-15-with-dr-ileana-pina/