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HFA Cardio Talk

Heart Failure Association of the ESC

The HFA Cardio Talk provides the opportunity to anyone interested in Heart Failure to receive updates in the field with very specific and diverse topics, go on a deeper subject of an HFA course and to listen to a discussion of key opinion leaders with junior HF specialists. Each month, a new episode lasting approximately 15 minutes and taking the form of a conversation between a member of the HFA Young community and an internationally renowned expert is released. You can also be interested in other

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All Episodes

22:05

Heart failure in adult congenital heart disease patients

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2025/10/30

With Sotiria Liori, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Greece and Julie De Backer, Ghent University Hospital - Belgium. In this episode, Sotiria Liori and Julie De Backer discuss heart failure in adult congenital heart disease patients — covering how congenital lesions and prior repairs shape epidemiology and mechanisms (ventricular remodeling, valvular and conduit dysfunction, arrhythmias), as well as clinical assessment with imaging, biomarkers, and

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19:57

Inotropes and vasodilators in heart failure

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2025/10/15

With Tim Balthazar, University Hospital of Brussels - Belgium and Luca Fazzini, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo - Italy. In this episode of HFA CardioTalk, Luca Fazzini interviews Tim Balthazar on the contemporary use of vasodilators and inotropic agents in heart failure. The conversation explores the gaps in current guidelines, the hemodynamic profile of patients suited for vasodilator therapy, and the rationale behind choosing specific inotropes in different clinical settings. Tim Balthazar

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19:33

The future of trials in heart failure

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2025/10/01

With Gregorio Tersalvi, Mayo Clinic, Rochester - USA, and Faiez Zannad, University of Lorraine, Nancy - France. In this episode of HFA CardioTalk, Gregorio Tersalvi interviews Faiez Zannad on the future of trials in heart failure. Together, they explore how the landscape of heart failure trials has evolved, the major challenges in trial design today, the relevance of current and emerging outcomes, and the vision for the next decades of heart failure research. The discussion also touches on

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27:48

Late-breaking clinical science from ESC Congress 2025

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2025/09/18

In this episode, we give a wrap-up of late-breaking clinical science presented at the ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid. First, David Berg presents the DAPA ACT HF-TIMI 68 trial, reporting on dapagliflozin in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure, along with a meta-analysis of SGLT2 inhibitors in this setting. Next, Javed Butler highlights results of the VICTOR trial, a large phase 3 study of vericiguat in chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Then, Andre Zimerman discusses the

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13:25

Iron in heart failure - case closed?

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2025/07/12

Wtih Robert Mentz, Duke University, North Carolina - USA, and Cornelia Margineanu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest - Romania. A focused discussion and an update on the latest developments in iron deficiency — a journey from definition to outcomes through available therapeutic options. Not to be missed!

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23:15

Late Breaking Clinical Trial updates from Heart...

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2025/06/10

With Kevin Damman, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen - The Netherlands, Floran Sahiti, University Hospital of Wurzburg, Wurzburg - Germany, Joao Pedro Ferreira, University of Porto, Porto - Portugal, Novi Yanti Sari, Siloam Hospitals Group, Jakarta - Indonesia, Marat Fudim, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC - USA, Gregorio Tersalvi, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN - USA, Jose Luis Morales Rull, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida - Spain and Cornelia Margineanu, Bucharest

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22:12

Management of LVAD in patients with advanced heart...

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2025/04/23

With Justyna Sokolska, Institute of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw - Poland, and Maja Cikes, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Head at the Unit for Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Center, Zagreb - Croatia. In this episode of HFA CardioTalk, Justyna Sokolska interviews Maja Cikes on the challenges in management of long-term left ventricular assist device in patients with advanced heart failure

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16:34

Inequalities in heart failure: sex, socioeconomic...

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2025/03/26

With Robert M.A. van der Boon, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam - The Netherlands, and Anuradha Lala, Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital, New York City - USA. In this episode of HFA Cardio talk, we dive into how factors like sex, socio-economics status and ethnicity shape the way heart failure presents and progresses in different populations. We’ll discuss why recognizing these differences is critical for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment and highlight practical steps clinicians can take to

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17:48

Rapid up-titration of GDMT in heart failure

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2025/03/03

With Henrique Arfsten, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna - Austria and Alexandre Mebazza, Hospital Lariboisiere, Paris - France. In this episode of HFA CardioTalk, Henrike Arfsten and Alexandre Mebazaa discuss the importance of rapid initiation and titration of guideline-directed medical heart failure therapy. A focus will be on data from the STRONG-HF trial, which demonstrated safety and efficacy of rapid up-titration following an acute heart failure event. The trial was even stopped early as

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16:02

Obesity in Heart Failure

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2025/02/12

With Novi Yanti Sari, Siloam Hospitals, Jakarta - Indonesia, and Mark Petrie, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow - UK. In this episode of the HFA podcast series, we explore the complex relationship between obesity and heart failure, discussing challenges, management strategies, and the latest therapies, while emphasising the importance of integrated care in improving clinical outcomes. This 2025 HFA Cardio Talk podcast series is supported by Bayer AG in

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20:28

Invasive Monitoring in Heart Failure

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2025/01/08

With Jasper Brugts, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam - The Netherlands and Floran Sahiti, University Hospital Würzburg and Comprehensive Heart Failure Center Würzburg, Würzburg - Germany. In this episode of the HFA Podcast Series, we will discuss telemonitoring in general, with a main focus on invasive monitoring in heart failure, the current evidence, and the advantages and disadvantages of the systems. This 2025 HFA Cardio Talk podcast series is supported by Bayer AG in the form of

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17:57

Understanding revascularization in heart failure:...

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2024/12/03

With Daniella Motta da Costa Dan, University of São Paulo - Brazil, and Marianna Adamo, University of Brescia - Italy. In this episode of HFA CardioTalk, Daniella Motta interviews Marianna Adamo on the controversies, consensus, and challenges surrounding revascularization in ischemic heart failure. The discussion highlights major clinical trials, emphasizes the importance of selecting appropriate patients, and examines the risks and benefits of revascularization in this context. Lastly, they address

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16:17

Heart Failure in Pregnancy: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2024/11/12

With Emmanouil Kampanieris, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion - Greece, and Peter Van Der Meer, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen - The Netherlands. In this episode, Peter Van Der Meer and Emmanouil Kampanieris discuss peripartum cardiomyopathy, a potentially life-threatening condition that presents as heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in women in the last month of pregnancy or in the months after delivery, after other causes of heart failure have been

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14:55

Controversies in ICD/CRT implantation in non-ischemic...

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2024/10/01

With Nicolas Verheyen, Medical University of Graz, Graz - Austria, and Lars Kober, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen - Denmark. In this episode of HFA CardioTalk, Nicolas Verheyen interviews Lars Kober on controversies in ICD/CRT implantation in non-ischemic cardiomyopathy for primary prevention. They focus in particular on the importance of selecting the right patients, and discuss biomarkers beyond left ventricular ejection fraction that may add value in predicting sudden

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24:12

Heart Failure clinical trials from ESC Congress 2024

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2024/09/16

With Jozine ter Maaten, University Medical Center Groningen - The Netherlands, Antonio Cannata, King's College London - UK, Mateusz Sokolski, Wroclaw Medical University - Poland, Henrike Arfsten, Medical University of Vienna - Austria, Stefan Anker, Charité University Hospital Berlin - Germany, Muthiuh Vaduganathan, Brigham and Women's hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston - USA, Cornelia Margineanu, Bucharest – Romania and Kengo Kusano, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Hospital, Osaka

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22:32

Worsening Heart Failure: Definition, Management, and...

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2024/07/24

With Guillaume Baudry, University Hospital of Brabois, Nancy - France, and Marco Metra, University of Brescia - Italy. In this episode of the HFA Cardiotalk podcast, Guillaume Baudry interviews Marco Metra, the lead author of the recent HFA clinical consensus statement on worsening heart failure. They delve into the definition of worsening heart failure, its prognosis, prevention strategies, and both acute and long-term management of this condition. Related scientific paper: Worsening of chronic

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18:53

Natriuresis-Guided Diuresis in Acute Heart Failure

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2024/06/26

With Raja Ezman Faridz Bin Raja Shariff, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor - Malaysia, and Kevin Damman, University Medical Centre Groningen - The Netherlands In this episode of the HFA Cardiotalk podcast, Ezman Shariff interviewed Kevin Damman – a key opinion leader in the field of cardiorenal interactions, to better understand the role natriuresis plays in the acute heart failure and what we have learnt from trials like PUSH-AHF and ENACT-HF, and the future direction of clinical trials in this

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17:10

Late Breaking Clinical Trial updates from Heart...

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2024/06/03

With Jozine ter Maaten, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen - the Netherlands, Marta Cobo Marcos, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Madrid - Spain, Mateusz Sokolski, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland, Aferdita Spahillari, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC - USA, Laura Cohen, Massachusets General Hospital, Boston, MA - USA, Antonio Cannata, King's College London, London - United Kingdom & Varun Sundaram, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA This podcast discusses the

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26:55

Atrial Fibrillation ablation in Heart Failure patients

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2024/04/23

With Jozine M. ter Maaten, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen - Netherlands, Bart A. Mulder, 2022-2024, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen - Netherlands & Giuseppe Boriani, Polyclinic Modena University Hospital, Modena -Italy. Atrial fibrillation and heart failure often co-exist and influence each other. Treatment of AF specifically in the setting of heart failure can be challenging. Recently, new data emerged regarding the potential role of AF ablation in heart failure

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14:58

Future Pathways: Guiding the next generation of heart...

HFA Cardio Talk ·

2024/03/28

With Cornelia Margineanu, Bucharest - Romania & Thomas Felix Luscher, London - UK A brief description of the discussion, which I have provided below: "In this episode, Dr. Cornelia Margineanu interviews Professor Thomas F. Lüscher on Education and professional development of the future generation of heart failure specialists, covering the entire pathway for young physicians, from training and having the right mentors to future trajectories.

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