Advanced Heart Failure: When Patients Should Seek Help-Advanced Heart Failure: When Patients Should Seek Help

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Video Summary

This video is a Patient Education Webinar titled "Advanced Heart Failure: When Patients Should Seek Help." The webinar is presented by Dr. Mark Drasner, a Clinical Chief of Cardiology and Medical Director of LVAD and Heart Transplant Program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The webinar provides an overview of advanced heart failure and educates patients and caregivers about the warning signs of advanced or severe end-stage heart failure. Dr. Drasner discusses the stages and classes of heart failure, as well as the comorbidities that can contribute to or exacerbate heart failure. He emphasizes the importance of early intervention and treatment to prevent progression to advanced heart failure. The webinar also covers the available treatment options for advanced heart failure, including medication, pacemakers, LVADs, and heart transplants. Dr. Drasner encourages patients to advocate for themselves and to seek help from a cardiologist or a specialized heart failure cardiologist if they suspect they may have advanced heart failure. The webinar is hosted by the Heart Failure Society of America and Needy Meds, and a patient membership opportunity is mentioned for those interested in becoming more involved in heart failure advocacy and education. The presentation ends with a Q&A session.

Keywords

Advanced Heart Failure

Seek Help

Dr. Mark Drasner

Warning Signs

End-Stage Heart Failure

Treatment Options

Cardiologist

LVADs

Heart Transplants

Patient Membership Opportunity