As the prevalence of advanced heart failure continues to rise, treatment strategies for select
patients include heart transplantation or durable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) …

Background The role of catheter ablation in patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation and
end-stage heart failure is unknown. Methods We conducted a single-center, open-label trial …

Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a form of inflammatory cardiomyopathy associated with
significant clinical complications such as high-degree atrioventricular block, ventricular …

The twelfth annual report from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Interagency Registry
for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (Intermacs) highlights outcomes for 26 688 …

A significant proportion of patients experience delays in the diagnosis of heart failure due to
the non‐specific signs and symptoms of the syndrome. Diagnostic tools such as …

Background: Clinicians typically estimate heart failure health status using the New York
Heart Association Class, which is often discordant with patient-reported health status. It is …

Background: Some patients with heart failure (HF) will go on to develop advanced HF,
characterized by severe HF symptoms despite attempts to optimize medical therapy. The …

BACKGROUND: The “I Need Help” markers have been proposed to identify patients with
advanced heart failure (HF). We evaluated the prognostic impact of these markers on clinical …

Durable implantable left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) have been shown to improve
survival and quality of life for patients with stage D heart failure. Even though LVADs remain …

Abstract Purpose of Review The goal of this paper is to highlight the multifaceted approach
heart failure (HF) nurse practitioners (NPs) use to manage patients. We were seeking to …