Board Certification Review 2023 Spotlight: Cardiac Transplantation-Advanced Heart Failure: Defining the Phenotype and Patient Selection for Advanced Therapies

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Video Summary

In the video, Nancy Schweitzer discusses advanced heart failure and the principles related to its recognition and treatment. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing advanced heart failure and identifying candidates for advanced therapy. She also discusses contraindications for advanced therapies and the role of palliative care. Schweitzer references various guidelines that provide definitions and criteria for advanced heart failure. She highlights the need for early referral to heart failure specialty care and discusses the use of inotropic support as a bridge therapy to other advanced treatments. She also discusses the benefits and considerations for mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation. Schweitzer states that palliative care principles can benefit all patients with advanced heart failure and discusses the eligibility criteria and contraindications for transplant and mechanical circulatory support. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing patients at the Intermax 4 to 6 stages and refers to guidelines for recommendations related to advanced heart failure. Overall, the video provides an overview of the key concepts and considerations for recognizing and treating advanced heart failure. No credits were mentioned in the video.

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Advanced HF: Defining the Phenotype and Patient Selection for Advanced Therapies universal definition

Advanced HF: Defining the Phenotype and Patient Selection for Advanced Therapies ESC definition

Advanced HF: Defining the Phenotype and Patient Selection for Advanced Therapies Guidelines

Advanced HF: Defining the Phenotype and Patient Selection for Advanced Therapies stage D

Advanced HF: Defining the Phenotype and Patient Selection for Advanced Therapies NYHA class

Advanced HF: Defining the Phenotype and Patient Selection for Advanced Therapies heart failure staging (ACC, NYHA, INTERMACS

Advanced HF: Defining the Phenotype and Patient Selection for Advanced Therapies inotrope

Advanced HF: Defining the Phenotype and Patient Selection for Advanced Therapies VAD

Advanced HF: Defining the Phenotype and Patient Selection for Advanced Therapies palliative care

Advanced HF: Defining the Phenotype and Patient Selection for Advanced Therapies AHA/ACC/HFSA Guidelines

Keywords

advanced heart failure

recognition

treatment

palliative care

mechanical circulatory support

heart transplantation