21st Century Treatment of Heart Failure: Synchronizing Surgical and Medical Therapies for Better Outcomes 2014

Key Topics

• Risk stratification tools to guide management strategies and ICD utilization for improving heart failure outcomes and lowering readmission rates
• 30-year history of innovations in medical and surgical management strategies and their impact on morbidity, mortality, and readmission rates
• The specific population of heart failure patients who may benefit from catheter-based valve technologies
• Transforming performance measures into better care for heart failure patients
• Risk-stratifications and treatment strategies for patients presenting with acute heart failure
• Thromboembolic and bleeding risks in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation; prescribe antithrombotic therapy accordingly
• Occurrence, risk, and outcomes of pump thrombosis
• Future directions for innovations in MCS devices
• The effect of health care reform on cost issues for patients with heart failure
• Strategies to manage pump thrombosis

Who should Attend

Cardiovascular surgeons, cardiologists, nurses, internists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, researchers and perfusionists involved in the surgical and medical management of patients with heart failure.