Heart Failure Beat

Each month, join the Heart Failure Society of America as we interview the top heart failure care providers on the latest breakthroughs in heart failure research and treatment. We will have candid conversations about the topics that face care providers on a daily basis. If you’re a cardiology provider, trainee, person living with heart failure, or just plain interested in hearing discussions about heart failure news from leading experts, this is the podcast for you! Listen and subscribe below.

Heart Failure Beat is a health podcast hosted by Heart Failure Society of America, with 52 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #47

  HFmrEF: Finding a Compass in the Heart Failure "No Man's Land"

  Jun 25, 202627 minS3

  Heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) affects up to 25% of patients with heart failure, yet many clinicians remain uncertain about how best to diagnose and treat it. In this episode, HFSA Scientific Statement co-authors Jane E. Wilcox, MD, and Barry A. Borlaug, MD, discuss the evidence, clinical implications, and key takeaways from the newly published HFSA Scientific Statement. Read the Scientific Statement: HFSA Scientific Statement: Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction

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  Episode #46

  A New Dawn in Inflammatory & Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies

  May 21, 202632 minS3

  <p>The May (2026) issue of the Journal of Cardiac Failure shines a spotlight on infiltrative and inflammatory cardiomyopathies, including amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, and myocarditis, and the rapidly evolving science shaping their future. </p> <p>On this episode of the Heart Failure Beat, guest editors Drs. Nisha A. Gilotra, Mathew Maurer and Emer Joyce discuss the diagnostic challenges these patients face, the rise of non-biopsy diagnosis, emerging targeted therapies, AI-driven diagnostics, multidisciplinary care models, and why earlier recognition is transforming outcomes. </p> <p>The conversation also explores how the field is evolving for trainees, researchers, and patients alike, and why this special focus...

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  Episode #45

  MRAs in HFpEF & HFmrEF: A Clinical Debate

  Mar 26, 202636 minS3

  <p>Are mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) ready for prime time in HFpEF and HFmrEF? </p> <p>In this special debate-format episode of the Heart Failure Beat, two leading heart failure pharmacists, Stormi Gale, PharmD, BCCP, FHFSA and Robert L Page II, PharmD, MSPH, FHFSA, go head-to-head on steroidal vs non-steroidal MRAs. </p> <p>From RALES and TOPCAT to FINEARTS-HF, they unpack the evidence, guideline implications, cost-effectiveness, CKM considerations, and real-world barriers to access. Is finerenone the “new pillar” in HFpEF? Or does spironolactone remain the practical, evidence-based choice? The conversation also explores phenotyping challenges in HF trials and whether combining SGLT2 i...

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  Episode #44

  Integrating Technology for Smarter Heart Failure Care

  Feb 19, 202629 minS3

  <p>Heart failure care is entering a new era - one defined not by singular devices, but by integrated systems of technology working together. In this episode, Laura Peters, DNP, joins The Heart Failure Beat to discuss a new joint HFSA + AAHFN scientific statement on integrated health technologies. From wearables and implantable devices to telehealth and AI, the conversation explores how systems-based approaches, patient engagement, and multidisciplinary teams can improve outcomes while reducing burden on clinicians. </p>

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  Episode #43

  Rethinking Sodium Restriction in Heart Failure: What the Evidence (Doesn’t) Show

  Jan 22, 202625 minS3

  <p>For decades, sodium restriction has been treated as a cornerstone of heart failure self-care—despite limited trial-quality evidence. In this episode of Heart Failure Beat, Dr. Tariq Ahmad (Yale School of Medicine; Associate Editor, JACC: Heart Failure) joins hosts Michael Beasley, MD, and Priya Umapathi, MD, to unpack what we actually know about sodium targets in hospitalized and outpatient heart failure. They discuss why inpatient studies have been inconsistent, why a VA-commissioned review concluded sodium restriction for admitted HF patients is not supported, and how focusing on “dietary indiscretion” can distract from evidence-based priorities like GDMT. Dr. Ahmad also previe...

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