Medscape InDiscussion: Heart Failure
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
S2 Episode 6: Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support: Patient Selection, Enhancing Outcomes, and Anticipating Future Advances
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle Kittleson and Jennifer Cowger discuss navigating the future of heart failure care through durable mechanical circulatory support, includi...
S2 Episode 5: Pulmonary Hypertension: Essential Insights for Cardiologists
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle Kittleson and Ronald Oudiz dive into everything cardiologists need to know about the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension. R...
S2 Episode 4: Beyond the Broken Heart: Understanding and Treating Stress Cardiomyopathy
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle Kittleson and Ilan Wittstein unravel the complexities of stress cardiomyopathy, discussing the challenges in diagnosis and insights into ...
S2 Episode 3: From Diagnosis to Care: Demystifying Cardiac Sarcoidosis
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle Kittleson and Richard Cheng do a deep dive into cardiac sarcoidosis, discussing everything from diagnosis to management. Relevant disclos...
S2 Episode 2: Genetic Cardiomyopathy: Get to the Heart of Family Risk
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle Kittleson and Evan Kransdorf talk about when to test, how genetic testing should be interpreted, and what to do with the results. Relevan...
S2 Episode 1: Use Social Media as a Force of Light in Cardiology
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle Kittleson, Anu Lala-Trindade, and Rob Mentz kick off the new season of Medscape's heart failure podcast series by describing how they lev...
S1 Episode 12: Think About Heart Transplant Evaluation Like This
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle Kittleson and James Fang cap off the podcast series by discussing difficult cardiac transplantation decision points, including LVADs and ...
S1 Episode 11: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and Pregnancy in Patients With Heart Failure
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle M. Kittleson and Kathryn J. Lindley discuss current approaches to treating patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy as well as patients wi...
S1 Episode 10: Approach to Cardiotoxicity: Art That Needs More Science
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle Kittleson and Bonnie Ky discuss the field of cardio-oncology and how cancer treatment-related cardiotoxicity can be prevented, detected, ...
S1 Episode 9: Thorny Clinical Dilemmas: Arrhythmias and Heart Failure
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle Kittleson and Mark Link discuss special concerns related to arrhythmias in patients with heart failure. Relevant disclosures can be found...
S1 Episode 8: An Espresso-Shot on Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle Kittleson and Carolyn Ho have a delightful discussion about effective diagnosis and management for individuals with hypertrophic cardiomy...
S1 Episode 7: Only Three Steps for Diagnosing Cardiac Amyloidosis?
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle Kittleson and Mathew Maurer discuss the ins and outs of diagnosing and treating TTR amyloid cardiomyopathy. Relevant disclosures can be f...
S1 Episode 6: Cracking the Code: How to Manage HFpEF Complexities
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle Kittleson and James Januzzi discuss must-know intricacies of managing subgroups of patients with HFpEF. Relevant disclosures can be found...
S1 Episode 5: HFpEF Mimickers, GDMT and Treatment-Tailoring Strategies
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle Kittleson and Jennifer Ho discuss the vital clues to help diagnose and precisely treat heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Re...
S1 Episode 4: How to Mix Touch and Tech in Advanced Heart Failure
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle Kittleson and Jason N. Katz discuss how to navigate uncertain terrain using a few rules to balance choices, risks, and goals in managing ...
S1 Episode 3: For Patients With HFrEF, Who Really Benefits From a Device?
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle Kittleson and Sana Al-Khatib explore the ins and outs of complex clinical decisions regarding device placement for patients who have hear...
S1 Episode 2: Nuanced Management of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF): Select Patients
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle M. Kittleson and Gregg Fonarow share need-to-know nuances on initiating four HFrEF therapies in select patients. Relevant disclosures can...
S1 Episode 1: Quadruple Therapy in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: Don't Back Down
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drs Michelle Kittleson and Biykem Bozkurt provide game-changing updates and insights on treating heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Relevan...