In episode #291 in the CardioNerds Decipher the Guidelines Series, Keck School of Medicine USC medical student and CardioNerds intern Hirsh Elhence asks a question regarding the case of a 63-year-old male with a history of coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obesity, and tobacco use disorder who presents for a routine check-up. Referring to Section 5.1 of the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure, the question inquiring of the best addition to optimize the male’s medical therapy is answered first by Greater Baltimore Medical Center medicine resident and Johns Hopkins MPH student and CardioNerds Academy House Chief Dr. Alaa Diab. Then, by expert faculty Dr. Biykem Bozkurt, the Mary and Gordon Cain Chair, Professor of Medicine, Director of the Winters Center for Heart Failure Research, and an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

Reference: 291. Guidelines: 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure – Question #17 with Dr. Biykem Bozkurt. CardioNerds. Updated April 28, 2023. Accessed August 14, 2023. https://www.cardionerds.com/291-guidelines-2022-aha-acc-hfsa-guideline-for-the-management-of-heart-failure-question-17-with-dr-biykem-bozkurt/