Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure-Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF >50%) (Presenter: Nancy K Sweitzer, MD, PhD)

Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF >50%) (Presenter: Nancy K Sweitzer, MD, PhD)

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Video Summary

In this video, Dr. Nancy Moss discusses sudden cardiac death in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF). She presents data showing the prevalence of HFPEF in the elderly population and highlights that HFPEF is not a single disease but a collection of diseases. Dr. Moss explains that the modes of death in HFPEF are more complex compared to heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFREF), with multiple modes of cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular deaths. The data also suggest that sudden death is less prevalent in HFPEF compared to HFREF. The video discusses predictors of sudden death in HFPEF, including coronary disease markers, male sex, age, diabetes, prior myocardial infarction, and left bundle branch block. Dr. Moss also introduces the use of cardiac imaging and wearable devices to aid in risk stratification and potential prevention of sudden cardiac death in HFPEF patients.

Meta Tag

Lecture ID 15771

Location Room 152

Presenter Nancy K Sweitzer, MD, PhD

Role Invited Speaker

Session Date and Time May 09, 2019 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Session Number S-046

Keywords

sudden cardiac death

heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

HFPEF

modes of death

predictors of sudden death