Priya Umapathi, MD speaks with six HFSA past presidents live from ASM 2025. Nancy M. Albert, PhD, CCNS, CCRN, NE-BC, Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, Jim Fang, MD, FHFSA, Mark H. Drazner, MD MSc, Michael Felker, MD, FHFSA, and Ken Margulies, MD, FHFSA discuss their journeys, achievements, and the future of heart failure — from prevention to precision medicine and AI. 

Guest editors Drs. Mak, Burkhoff, and Belkin join Heart Failure Beat to unpack the Journal of Cardiac Failure Hemodynamics Focus Issue. They discuss how renewed attention to pressure-volume loops, ECMO, and patient perspectives is reviving interest in hemodynamics as a vital foundation for heart failure care. Discover how simple physiological insights continue to drive complex innovations—and why now is the time to bring hemodynamics back to the center of cardiovascular practice. https://onlinejcf.com/current

Meet the editorial team behind JCF-Intersections, HFSA’s and the JCF Family of Journal’s new open-access journal. Drs. Jason Katz and Nosheen Reza share their vision for a journal that sits at the crossroads of heart failure and innovation. From unique article types to early-career mentorship, this is a must-listen for anyone in cardiovascular care. Listen now and read the debut issue of JCF-Intersections, out now at onlinejcfi.org. 

Dr. Eric Adler discusses his pioneering gene therapy work for Danon disease and the broader future of gene editing in cardiology. With dramatic clinical results and a compelling origin story, this episode highlights the transformative potential of precision medicine in inherited cardiomyopathies.

Dr. Shashank Sinha breaks down the 2025 ACC Expert Consensus Statement on Cardiogenic Shock in this episode of Heart Failure Beat. From staging and diagnosis to mechanical support and team-based care, this is a must-listen for cardiologists managing shock in any setting.

Join the HF Beat for an expert discussion on sex differences in heart failure. Explore risk factors, diagnostic disparities, and therapeutic responses, featuring insights on CRT, ARNI, and MRA benefits in women. Our panel emphasizes inclusive research and actionable strategies to advance heart failure care.

Tune into the HF Beat as Dr. Biykem Bozkurt joins us to discuss the concerning rise in heart failure mortality rates in not just older patients, but especially in younger and minority patients. We delve into the 2024 HF Stats report, uncovering alarming trends in incidence, prevalence, and disparities in care. Dr. Bozkurt emphasizes the urgent need for early risk factor management, improved access to care, and the implementation of comprehensive treatment strategies to combat this growing public health crisis.

On this episode of HF Beat, Michael Felker, MD, FHFSA, current HFSA President, shares HFSA’s vision for the coming year, highlighting initiatives to expand patient and caregiver engagement, bolster research funding through the Heart Failure Research Foundation, and inspire the next generation of heart failure specialists.

This episode of the Heart Failure Beat explores advancements in heart failure care, featuring HFSA’s latest statements on device therapies, cardio-oncology, and palliative care. Experts discuss innovative tools, strategies for managing cancer-related cardiac issues, and practical palliative care integration, offering actionable insights for improving patient outcomes.

Join the Heart Failure Beat as Dr. James Fang, HFSA immediate past president, discusses key advancements in heart failure care, from breakthrough trials to drug accessibility efforts, and HFSA’s initiatives to support future leaders in the field. Hear how the Society is building a collaborative, patient-centered future for heart failure care.

This episode of Heart Failure Beat covers nurse-led heart failure care, the transformative role of AI in cardiology with Dr. Partho Sengupta, and new clinical trials from the ESC. From AI-driven diagnostics to novel treatments, the hosts dive into the future of heart failure care.

On the July episode of the Heart Failure Beat, we celebrate the graduation of newly-minted advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologists. Michael and Priya welcome doctors Matthew Colna, Lekha Racharla, Benjamin Stoner, and Anas Jawaid to reflect on their PGY-7 year and look ahead on their first year as cardiology attendings.

In this month’s episode, we welcome guests Stuart Prenner, MD and Kavita Sharma, MD to discuss what is quickly becoming the predominant form of heart failure in the United States: Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

On the May episode of the Heart Failure Beat, Michael and Priya welcome Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH, FHFSA and Adrian daSilva-deAbreu, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D to discuss the evaluation and management of obesity in patients with heart failure.

On the April episode of the Heart Failure Beat, Priya and Michael take on adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) with guests Chetan Pasrija, MD, MS, and Ari Cedars, MD, and discover that it’s never too early to refer a patient with ACHD for advanced therapies. Andrew Sauer, MD, an associate editor of the Journal of Cardiac Failure, joins the episode for a new segment featuring a review of a recently published article on the STRONG-HF trial.

We are pleased to announce that we are back after a brief hiatus, with segments recorded around the holidays in late 2023. In this episode, our hosts will discuss the broad topic of women in heart failure with guests Katherine Clark, MD, MBA, FACC, Ersilia DeFilippis, MD, FACC, FHFSA, and Eileen Hsich, MD, FHFSA.

Priya and Michael chat with the editors of the Journal of Cardiac Failure about what constructive disruption to scientific publishing means, touching on broad inclusion, double-blind peer reviews within seven days, being a platform for critical documents that help to define the field, mentorship, and what’s on the horizon for the JCF.

Our hosts sat down with Dr. Biykem Bozkurt, the lead author on the 2023 HF Stats℠ annual report Heart Failure Epidemiology and Outcomes Statistics: A Report of the Heart Failure Society of America at the HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting 2023 to discuss trends, report outcomes, and next steps.

On this episode, we bring you interviews recorded live at the HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting in early October 2023. The episode kicks off with a discussion with HFSA President James C. Fang, MD, FHFSA (00:50), followed by chats with three Late Breaking Clinical Trial presenters [Marat Fudim, MD, MHS (07:09); Marvin Konstam, MD (12:10); and James L. Januzzi, MD, FACC, FESC (17:55)]; and finally, a highlight reel with HFSA Social Media Catalysts Anju Bhardwaj, MD and Shashank S. Sinha, MD, MSc (25:20).  

Our co-hosts interview Jacob Abraham, MD, about navigating the concepts and controversies surrounding Ambulatory PA Pressure Monitoring for heart failure patients.