Description
Overview
The HFSA Board Certification Review 2021 is a comprehensive, on-demand educational resource designed to reinforce knowledge and expertise in heart failure management. This course covers fundamental and advanced topics essential for board certification preparation in the specialty of cardiology, with emphasis on clinical assessment, therapy, and specific heart failure syndromes.
On-demand cardiology education — accessible anytime, anywhere.
Agenda
This course presents a series of pre-recorded lectures and panel discussions focused on key aspects of heart failure, including pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and management of complex cases.
- Heart Failure Epidemiology and Risk Factors — Sadiya Khan
- Pathophysiology I: Cellular and Energetic Considerations — Daniel Burkhoff
- Pathophysiology II: Hemodynamic, Structural, and Neurohormonal Considerations — Daniel Burkhoff
- Diagnosis and Clinical Assessment — Mark Drazner
- Cardio-Oncology for the HF boards — Bonnie Ky
- Clinico-Pathologic Correlates in Heart Failure/ Images for the Heart Failure Boards — Jon Lomasney
- Statistics for the HF Board — Brian Claggett
- Advanced Heart Failure: Defining the Phenotype and Patient Selection for Advanced Therapies — Nancy Sweitzer
- Immunology: The Basics, PRA, Sensitization, Crossmatch — Sean Pinney
- Rejection: Cellular and Antibody Mediated — Sean Pinney
- Managing Immunosuppression and Drugs — Michelle Kittleson
- Heart Transplant, Clinical Outcomes and Complications — Michelle Kittleson
- Q&A Panel I — Akshay Desai, Nancy Sweitzer, Jonathan Rich, Maria Rosa
- Hemodynamics in HF I — James Fang
- Hemodynamics in HF II — James Fang
- Drug Therapy for Chronic HF I: Focus on established therapies (ACE/ARB/Beta-blocker/MRA/Digoxin/Hydralazine+Nitrates) — Clyde Yancy
- Drug Therapy for Chronic HF II: Focus on newer therapies (Sacubitril/Valsartan, Ivabradine, SGLT2 inhibitors) — Mark Drazner
- HFpEF: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Management (for the boards) — Sanjiv Shah
- Pulmonary Hypertension — Jonathan Rich
- Management of Common Arrhythmias I – Atrial Fib and Flutter — Roderick Tung
- Management of Common Arrhythmias in HF II — Roderick Tung
- Device Therapy in Heart Failure I – Sudden Death Prevention — Wendy Tzou
- Device Therapy in Heart Failure II – CRT — Wendy Tzou
- Management of the Hospitalized HF Patient — Maria Rosa Costanzo
- Cardio Renal Failure Interactions in Heart Failure — Jeff Testani
- Specific Etiologies of HF I: Common Etiologies (CAD, ETOH, Peripartum, Myocarditis) — Akshay Desai
- Specific Etiologies of HF II: Inherited HF syndromes (including HCM, ARVC, and LVNC) — Jane Wilcox
- Specific Etiologies of HF III: Infiltrative Disorders and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (Amyloidosis, Sarcoidosis, Hemochromatosis, Fabry) — Sanjiv Shah
- Q&A Panel II — Akshay Desai, Nancy Sweitzer, Jonathan Rich, Maria Rosa; Guest: James Fang
- Cardiogenic Shock Management — Nancy Sweitzer
- MCS I: Durable MCS Devices and Outcomes — Joseph Rogers
- MCS II: Temporary Support Devices and ECMO for the Boards — Jennifer Cowger
- MCS III: MCS Complications and Patient Management — Jennifer Cowger
- MCS IV: Interactive Shock and Device Management — Daniel Burkhoff, Jennifer Cowger, Joseph Rogers, Nancy Sweitzer
- Assessment of Functional Capacity including cardiopulmonary exercise testing — Gregory Lewis
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease for the HF Specialist — Eric Krieger
- Issues in Chronic HF Disease Management (Biomarkers, Remote Monitoring, Lifestyle Interventions) — Akshay Desai
- Management of Valvular Heart Disease in Heart Failure (including functional MR, low gradient AS, tricuspid regurgitation) — Jane Wilcox
- Management of Comorbidities in Heart Failure – Diabetes, Sleep Disorders, Iron Deficiency/Anemia, COPD — Maria Rosa Costanzo
- Q&A Panel III — Akshay Desai, Nancy Sweitzer, Jonathan Rich
Speakers
- Sadiya Khan
- Daniel Burkhoff
- Mark Drazner
- Bonnie Ky
- Jon Lomasney
- Brian Claggett
- Nancy Sweitzer
- Sean Pinney
- Michelle Kittleson
- Akshay Desai
- Jonathan Rich
- Maria Rosa Costanzo
- James Fang
- Clyde Yancy
- Sanjiv Shah
- Roderick Tung
- Wendy Tzou
- Jeff Testani
- Jane Wilcox
- Joseph Rogers
- Jennifer Cowger
- Gregory Lewis
- Eric Krieger
Target Audience
This course is intended for cardiologists, internal medicine physicians, advanced practice providers, fellows in training, and other healthcare professionals seeking in-depth review and mastery of heart failure topics relevant for board certification and clinical practice.
Why This Topic Matters
The HFSA Board Certification Review 2021 addresses critical knowledge areas in heart failure management, a complex and evolving subspecialty of cardiology. Mastery of this material supports clinicians in strengthening their expertise and clinical confidence in diagnosing and treating diverse heart failure syndromes.
MedHub Central provides this detailed course as a valuable resource for ongoing professional development in cardiology. The specialized focus and expert faculty enhance learning relevance and support effective clinical decision-making.
