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Advancing Heart Failure Management with Novel Therapies and System-Level Insights
Panelists discuss how heart failure management has evolved from limited treatment options to a comprehensive approach requiring multidisciplinary collaboration, early intervention strategies, and integration of multiple evidence-based therapies including SGLT2 inhibitors, ARNIs, and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists to address the substantial clinical and economic burden of this condition affecting millions of Americans.
EP. 1: Economic Burden of Heart Failure Care
September 29th 2025Panelists discuss how heart failure creates a massive economic burden of approximately $30 billion annually (expected to reach $70 billion to $80 billion by 2030), driven by hospitalizations, readmissions, expensive multidrug regimens costing over $20,000 to $30,000 per patient, and high-cost interventions like ablations and advanced therapies.
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EP. 2: Heart Failure Prevalence and Screening
September 29th 2025Panelists discuss how heart failure affects 1 in 4 people over their lifetime with 7 million current cases in the US, while Optum Health has implemented an innovative screening program using symptom questionnaires, BNP testing, and echocardiograms for patients over age 60 years during wellness visits.
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