21707_Heart Failure Management:  Exploring Best Practices for the Internist

Experts Dr. Javed Butler and Dr. James Januzzi provide helpful insights on the topic of Heart Failure and offer best practices on heart failure management.

Primary care clinicians play a crucial role in the care of patients with heart failure (HF) with respect to its prevention, its diagnosis, and the management of the numerous comorbidities associated with the disease.  In addition, they act as gatekeepers for referral of patients.  Primary care clinicians play a central role in care transitions if the patient is hospitalized, and they can have a significant impact in advanced care planning.  Due to their important role in managing patients with HF, awareness of guideline-directed medical therapy for chronic HF is required, including updated recommendations related to new HF agents.  In this Clinical PearlsTM case-based series, HF experts Dr. James Januzzi, Jr. and Dr. Javed Butler discuss best practices for primary care clinicians in managing patients with HF, and explain state-of-the-art management of chronic HF patients with pharmacologic therapy to reduce the risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes and prevent hospitalization. 

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