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Clinical Trials Part 2: Patient Involvement and Expectations

Unsure about participating in clinical trials? Hear advice from one patient's experience and experts who have been involved on the provider side in Part 2 of this special #HFWeek2024 episode!

Clinical Trials Part 1: The Importance in Shaping Heart Failure Care

How can clinical trials help you and the future of heart failure care? Learn the benefits of participating in clinical trials and why it's so important in Part 1 of this special new #HFWeek2024 episode!

Heart Failure Management

Heart failure management is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Many things can affect your treatment, from age, type of heart failure, and even your relationship with your care team. Tune in to this episode as two providers/patients talk about their expertise and firsthand experience.

Healthy Living with Heart Failure

Living a healthy lifestyle, both physically and mentally, isn’t always easy. When you add a heart failure diagnosis into the mix, it gets even more difficult. Is it really possible to manage your diet and exercise, medication regimen and costs, along with your mental health? Tune in to this episode as we have two patients talk about their experience managing it all.

The Basics of Heart Failure - What is Heart Failure?

Being diagnosed with heart failure can be scary and complicated. With so many unanswered questions, the first one is usually, “what exactly is heart failure?” Tune in to this podcast episode to learn the basics of heart failure as our guests discuss what heart failure actually is. Featuring: Host Lucy West, PharmD (Tufts Medical Center), Emily Benton, NP (University of Colorado), Dr. Ran Lee, MD (Cleveland Clinic).

What’s New in HF Care?

Tune in to this podcast episode to see what’s new in heart failure care. Learn how the 2022 ACC/AHA/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure has changed the way healthcare providers treat patients for the better, as well as what HFSA's scientific journal, the Journal of Cardiac Failure, is doing to help.

The Importance of Knowing Your Risk for Related Conditions

There are many conditions and diseases that can be associated with your heart failure diagnosis. While diabetes and high blood pressure are common, infiltrative cardiomyopathy and severe lung disease are also possible. Tune in to this podcast episode to learn how to recognize your risk for related conditions and know what conversations you should be having with your doctor.

Understanding Treatment Best Practices in Heart Failure

Tune in to this podcast episode to learn more about how nutrition and exercise are vital to your heart health, along with ways you can optimize your visits and outcomes with shared decision-making.

Navigating Your Medication Regimen and Costs

Patients living with heart failure may find it difficult to adhere to a complex medication regimen. With so many different types of medications available, it’s easy to see how staying on track can be overwhelming. Adding the financial cost to that equation makes it seem like an even more impossible task. Tune in to this podcast episode to learn how you can make the process easier with the help of experts in the field who know the ins and outs of managing medications and costs of care.

Optimizing the Heart Failure Patient-Provider Relationship

Tune into this podcast episode featuring a conversation between patient Brittany Clayborne – diagnosis: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy – and her physician Dr. Mark Drazner, HFSA President and Clinical Chief of Cardiology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.