Podcast - Ironing Out the Data: Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure

Ironing Out the Data: Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure is organized by Tarsus CNS.

Course Opens: 08/20/2024
Course Expires: 08/20/2025

Description:
CardioNerds Cofounder Dr. Amit Goyal, Chair of the CardioNerds Heart Failure Committee Dr. Jenna Skowronski, and Episode FIT Lead Dr. Shazli Khan discuss iron deficiency and its impact on heart failure with Dr. Robert Mentz, Chief of Heart Failure at Duke University and principal investigator of the HEART-FID trial. In this case-based discussion, they cover the diagnostic criteria of iron deficiency in heart failure, epidemiology, and strengths and limitations of different iron formulations.  They also review clinical trials examining the impact of iron deficiency on quality of life, heart failure hospitalizations, and mortality. Importantly, they stress the relevance of iron metabolism in heart failure, irrespective of the presence of anemia. They also discuss the approach to addressing outpatient management of iron in heart failure and future directions of research needed in this domain. 

This episode was created in collaboration with the Cardiometabolic Health Congress and is supported by an educational grant from American Regent.  All CardioNerds education is planned, produced, and reviewed by CardioNerds.

Learning Objectives:
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

• Review the prevalence and clinical burden of iron deficiency in HF patients
• Summarize current and emerging diagnostic approaches, including clinical decision support tools, aimed to optimize the early diagnosis of ID in patients with HF
• Interpret data about the efficacy and safety of intravenous iron repletion for the treatment of iron deficiency in HF patients
• Summarize the guideline recommendations for the treatment of iron deficiency in patients with HF
• Select individualized treatment regimens to manage ID in HF patients, including the administration of intravenous iron