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National Heart Failure Training for Improved Patient Care N-HeFT

Aug 22, 2008 09:25 EDT

Heart failure is one of the most important cardiovascular public health burdens in contemporary medicine. Join Ileana L Piña, MD in a discussion of the National Heart Failure Training Programs (N-HeFT) strategies for the identification of treatment gaps and improving care in heart failure.

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Device Therapy for Heart Failure: Debating the Guidelines - Which Should We Really Follow?

Oct 8, 2008 14:50 EDT

Join Drs Yancy, Jessup, Lindenfeld, Saxon, and Stevenson as they discuss how similar databases can be interpreted differently. Device-based therapy is effective when selected for the right patient; but there is considerable underuse of devices, in part due to ambiguity in the guidelines.

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The Evolution of ICD and CRT Clinical Trials and Their Impact on Clinical Practice

Sep 30, 2008 15:00 EDT

The overall heart failure-related mortality rate in the United States has almost doubled in the past two decades. Which patients will benefit the most from the use of ICDs? Join our panel of experts, Drs Abraham, Fonarow, Francis, and Gold as they discuss the latest evidence from clinical trials.

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	2006 HFSA Comprehensive HF Practice Guidelines
	2006 ACC/AHA/ESC VA/SCD Guidelines
	2008 ACC/AHA Device Guidelines
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