Intersection of EP and HF: From Signs to Signals: HF Diagnostics and Device‑Based Monitoring to Detect Early Decompensation-Intersection of EP and HF: From Signs to Signals: HF Diagnostics and Device Based Monitoring to Detect Early Decompensation Video

Intersection of EP and HF: From Signs to Signals: HF Diagnostics and Device Based Monitoring to Detect Early Decompensation Video

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The speaker, a Duke heart failure cardiologist, explains that heart failure is common, often underrecognized in electrophysiology patients, especially those with atrial fibrillation. He reviews diagnostic tools like echocardiography, BNP, and scoring systems, and emphasizes that identifying heart failure matters because effective treatments—SGLT2 inhibitors, MRAs, ARBs/ARNIs, and diuretics—can be started. He then discusses remote monitoring technologies, from implanted pressure sensors to device-based alerts, showing they can reduce hospitalizations, bed days, and costs. He concludes that heart failure and EP care are increasingly interconnected and best managed collaboratively.

Keywords

heart failure

electrophysiology

atrial fibrillation

remote monitoring

SGLT2 inhibitors