Managing Heart Failure: A Focused Update

The update addresses treatment changes for patients with either preserved or reduced systolic function.

Sponsoring Organizations: American College of Cardiology (ACC) Foundation, American Heart Association (AHA), and the Heart Failure Society of America in collaboration with American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, and International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation

Target Audience: Cardiovascular specialists, cardiac surgeons, and primary care clinicians providing care to patients with heart failure (HF).

Background and Objective

This update of the 2013 ACC/AHA guideline is based on a review of clinical trials that were presented at national and international scientific meetings and published in the peer-reviewed literature between April 2013 and November 2016.

Key Points

1. Biomarkers: Natriuretic pep…

Reviewing Author

Frederick A. Masoudi, MD, MSPH, FACC, FAHA

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardBristol Myers Squibb; CPC Clinical Research

Grant/Research SupportNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Editorial BoardsUpToDate; American College of Cardiology Self-Assessment Program (SAP)

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican College of Cardiology (Chair, Innovations Committee)