Heart Failure Beat: Nuances of HF Care for Women and a Special Visit from Members of Women in Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support (WiTMCS)

In this episode, our hosts will discuss the broad topic of women in heart failure with guests Katherine Clark, MD, MBA, FACC, Ersilia DeFilippis, MD, FACC, FHFSA, and Eileen Hsich, MD, FHFSA.

Nuances of HF Care for Women and a Special Visit from Members of Women in Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support (WiTMCS)

We are pleased to announce that we are back after a brief hiatus, with segments recorded around the holidays in late 2023. In this episode, our hosts will discuss the broad topic of women in heart failure. Firstly, they will explore the disparities in care that women face, particularly regarding advanced heart failure treatment and enrollment in clinical trials. Next, they will turn to the professional side of women in heart failure, where they will be talking with two leaders from Women in Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support (WiTMCS) - a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the field and supporting women professionals in heart transplantation and mechanical support. Guests include Katherine Clark, MD, MBA, FACC, Ersilia DeFilippis, MD, FACC, FHFSAand Eileen Hsich, MD, FHFSA.

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Hosts: 

  • Michael Beasley, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine @MHBeasleyMD

  • Priya Umapathi, MD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiology & Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Cardiologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital @priyaumapathi

Chapters and Guests: 

  • Heart Failure Rounds 00:40-06:22 Michael Beasley, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine
     

  • Featured Interview 06:30-37:15

    • 08:07 Ersilia DeFilippis, MD, FACC, FHFSA, Assistant Professor of Cardiology and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
       

    • 26:30 Eileen Hsich, MD, FHFSA, Medical Director for the Heart Transplant Program at Cleveland Clinic
       

    • 33:36 Katherine Clark, MD, MBA, FACC, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at Yale School of Medicine
       

  • From Failure to Function 37:20-42:39 Priya Umapathi, MD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Cardiology & Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Cardiologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital


References

  • Gelfman LP, Blum M, Ogunniyi MO, McIlvennan CK, Kavalieratos D, Allen LA. Palliative Care Across the Spectrum of Heart Failure. JACC Heart Fail. 2024 Feb 27:S2213-1779(24)00079-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2024.01.010. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38456852.
     

Guest Disclosures

Ersilia DeFilippis serves on a clinical trial committee for Abiomed