Heart failure and transplantation with Dr Ileana Piña

Controversies in Cardiogenic Shock Dr Ileana Piña discusses controversies surrounding cardiogenic shock, including data presented at the AHA Scientific Sessions 2019.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 23, 2020
Making Room for New Drugs for Heart Failure Drs Ileana Piña and Mary Walsh discuss the latest HF updates from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions and ask where dapagliflozin and sacubitril/valsartan will fit in the armamentarium.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 26, 2019
PROVE-HF Cracks the 'Holy Grail' of Cardiac Remodeling in HFrEF Ileana Piña, MD speaks with lead author Jim Januzzi, MD, about the path to PROVE-HF and how sacubitril/valsartan benefits real-world patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 07, 2019
PARAGON-HF: Is There a Role for the ARNI in HFpEF? Ileana Piña quizzes investigator Burkert Pieske on the findings for sacubitril/valsartan in patients with HFpEF, including exploratory subgroup analyses and use of mineralocorticoid-receptor antagonists.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 16, 2019
Do We Need to Rethink Acute Heart Failure? Patients with acute heart failure may comprise more than one single group, says Dr Piña.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 19, 2019
'Think Twice' Before Stopping Heart Failure Meds Positive effects can be lost and patient outcomes adversely affected if heart failure drugs are stopped. Dr Pina reviews new evidence.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 29, 2019
Hopeful Heart: Hope for Improving QoL in Depressed HF Patients 'Depression kills,' says Bruce Rollman, MD, the lead author of the Hopeful Heart study. Screening can identify HF patients at risk for depression and improve outcomes.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 01, 2019
SGLT2 Inhibitors to Prevent HF: Time to Get More Proactive? Drs Piña and Butler discuss the accumulating 'consistent' data regarding SGLT2 inhibitors for prevention of heart failure in patients with diabetes.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 04, 2019
Sodium Restriction in HF: Take It With a Grain of Salt? Despite wide acceptance, evidence to support low-sodium diets is lacking. Until we know more, keep dietary recommendations simple, says Ileana Piña, MD.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 10, 2019
Does PIONEER-HF Warrant Acute HF Indication for ARNI? Drs Pina and Butler discuss the new findings of PIONEER-HF, a trial evaluating angiotensin-neprilysin inhibition in acute heart failure.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 13, 2018
PIONEER: A Role for ARNI in Stabilized Acute HF? Sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto) was studied in patients with acute decompensated heart failure in the PIONEER HF Trial. Dr Pi?a gets the details from lead investigator Eric Velazquez.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 29, 2018
Teaming Up to Prevent Heart Disease in People With Diabetes The American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association are collaborating to improve cardiovascular care of patients with diabetes. Drs Ileana Piña and Stacey Rosen discuss the initiative.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 15, 2018
Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction: Common Finding in HFpEF Dr Ileana Piña discusses coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction with PROMIS-HFpEF investigator Dr Carolyn Lam.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 25, 2018
COMMANDER HF: What Now for Anticoagulation in Heart Failure? Drs Ileana Piña and Mandeep Mehra discuss the neutral results of the COMMANDER HF trial on rivaroxaban in patients with heart failure in sinus rhythm.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 18, 2018
Iron Therapy Improves HF, But Not by Improving Anemia Drs Piña and Okonko discuss the surprising effects of iron isomaltoside 1000 on HF and hemoglobin in the FERRIC-HF2 trial presented at ACC 2018.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 03, 2018
Nebulized Nitrite for HFpEF? Don't Hold Your Breath Dr Ileana Piña discusses the disappointing yet informative results of inhaled nitrite for HFpEF with INDIE investigator Dr Barry Borlaug.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 02, 2018
Will a Digital Carrot and Stick Improve Outcomes in HFrEF? Dr Ileana Piña discusses CONNECT-HF with investigator Dr Adam DeVore. This novel trial uses mobile apps to reward or punish heart failure patients for good or poor adherence to treatment regimens.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 01, 2018
Totality of Care Addressed in New ACC/AHA HTN Guidelines Dr Ileana Piña reviews key takeaways from the ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines including how to measure blood pressure, white-coat vs masked hypertension, and evaluating the patient's overall risk.
Slide/Lecture Presentation, February 05, 2018
How Did We End Up With so Many Medical Journals? Dr DeMaria discusses his tenure at JACC, the proliferation of cardiology journals, and his current projects.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 18, 2018
What Are the Best Surrogates in Heart Failure Trials? Drs Piña and Udelson survey the latest knowledge on the markers and methods to predict patient outcomes.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 28, 2017

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