Intersection of EP and HF: Building an HF Lens in the EP Clinic: Practical Screening and Initial Assessment Pathways-Intersection of EP and HF: Building an HF Lens in the EP Clinic: Practical Screening and Initial Assessment Pathways Video

Intersection of EP and HF: Building an HF Lens in the EP Clinic: Practical Screening and Initial Assessment Pathways Video

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The speaker argues that heart failure and electrophysiology are closely linked, with high overlap between arrhythmias and heart failure. Because heart failure specialists are too few for the growing patient population, EP clinics should help screen and manage heart failure. He highlights remote monitoring tools, hemodynamic sensors, and AI-based alerts as ways to detect worsening heart failure earlier. A brief EP-clinic screening pathway—asking about symptoms, edema, medications, and monitoring—can improve referral and treatment. Integrating dedicated nurses, protocols, and device data can reduce hospitalizations, improve outcomes, and make heart failure care more efficient.

Keywords

heart failure

electrophysiology

arrhythmias

remote monitoring

AI-based alerts