Heart Failure Essentials for Advanced Practice Providers-SCD Prevention and Advanced Therapies

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Video Summary

The video is a presentation by Michelle Weber, a board-certified nurse and acute care nurse practitioner, on sudden cardiac death prevention and advanced therapies. Weber discusses various topics related to heart failure, including its definition, epidemiology, four pillars of treatment, indications for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), and indications and exclusion criteria for advanced therapies such as mechanical support and heart transplant. She also provides information on guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure, including medications such as angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors (ARNIs), beta blockers, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, and SGLT2 inhibitors. Weber explains the functions and monitoring requirements for each medication class and presents key findings from clinical trials supporting their use. Additionally, she provides an overview of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and heart transplantation as treatment options for advanced heart failure. Weber discusses the screening process for LVAD and heart transplant candidacy, as well as the management and potential complications of LVADs. The video concludes with survival rate comparisons between LVAD and heart transplant procedures.

Keywords

sudden cardiac death prevention

advanced therapies

heart failure

implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

guideline-directed medical therapy

left ventricular assist devices

heart transplant