The Abbott Failing Heart Summit provides case-based presentations from healthcare professionals who have hands-on experience with heart failure patients and also gives a voice to those patients who are invited to tell their pre- and post-operation stories.
This highlight reel showcases the activities, speakers, patients, and customer engagement from the 3rd edition of the Failing Heart Summit held in Madrid, Spain from the 6th - 7th of June 2024.
Exploring the various classifications of heart failure and examining their profound effects on national healthcare systems and society at large.
Prof. Dr. Klaus Witte, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Clarifying the functioning of an integrated heart failure unit within an advanced heart failure center and highlighting the benefits for both patients and referring physicians alike.
Dr. Pieter Martens, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Belgium
An overview of the updated device therapy guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society.
Prof. Wilfried Mullens, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Belgium
A discussion on the general heart failure patient population and the challenges faced in treating them from a heart failure cardiologist’s perspective.
Dr. Ian Loke, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom
Focusing on the basics of how an LVAD works, highlighting the latest updates on outcomes, and detailing the approved indications for its use.
Dr. Maryam AlQaseer, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
This is a debate focused on the challenges cardiologists face when treating patients with GDMT and determining the optimal time to refer them as heart failure progresses.
Dr. Frederik H. Verbrugge, Centre for Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Brussels
Dr. Olivier C. Manintveld, Department of Cardiology, Erasmus University Medical Center
This is a debate focused on the challenges cardiologists face when treating patients with GDMT and determining the optimal time to refer them as heart failure progresses.
Prof. Frederik Verbrugge (Pro), University Hospital (UZ) Brussels, Belgium
Dr. Olivier Manintveld (Con), Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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