HFSA Scientific Statements

Look below for a list of Scientific Statements and Position Papers developed by the Heart Failure Society of America and its members. 

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Featured Statements

HFSA Scientific Statement: Integration of Palliative Care into Heart Failure Care

Integration of Palliative Care into Heart Failure Care: Consensus-Based Recommendations from the Heart Failure Society of America

Sarah Chuzi, MD MSc, Martha Abshire Saylor, PhD, RN, Larry A. Allen, MD, Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH, Shelli Feder, PhD, APRN, FNP-C, Nathan E Goldstein, MD, Hunter Groninger, MD, James N. Kirkpatrick, MD, James A. Tulsky, MD, Jill M. Steiner, MD, MS, Natasha Lever, MSN, ACNP-BC, Eldrin Lewis, MD, MPH, Joseph G. Rogers, MD, Haider J Warraich, MD

J Card Fail. 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.10.435
Published November 2024

HFSA Scientific Statement: Cardio-Oncology and Heart Failure

Cardio-Oncology and Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement from the Heart Failure Society of America

Michelle Weisfelner Bloom, MD, Co-Chair, Jacqueline B. Vo, PhD, RN, MPH, Jo E. Rodgers, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP, Alana Ferrari, PharmD, BCOP, Anju Nohria, MD, MSc, Anita Deswal, MD, MPH, Richard K. Cheng, MD, MSc, Michelle M. Kittleson, MD, PhD, Jenica N. Upshaw MD, MS, Nicolas Palaskas, MD, Anne Blaes, MD, MS, Sherry-Ann Brown, MD, PhD, PhD, Bonnie Ky, MD, MSCE, Daniel Lenihan, MD, Mathew S. Maurer, MD, Anecita Fadol, PhD, NP, Kerry Skurka, RN, BSN, Christine Cambareri, PharmD, BCOP, Cynthia Chauhan, MSW, Ana Barac, MD, PhD, Co-Chair.

J Card Fail. 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.08.045
Published October 2024

In addition to the statement, two supplemental articles have also been published: 

HF STATS 2024: Heart Failure Epidemiology and Outcomes Statistics An Updated 2024 Report from the Heart Failure Society of America

HF STATS 2024: Heart Failure Epidemiology and Outcomes Statistics An Updated 2024 Report from the Heart Failure Society of America

WRITING COMMITTEE MEMBERS* Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD (Chair) Tariq Ahmad, MD, MPH Kevin Alexander, MD William L. Baker, PharmD Kelly Bosak, PhD, APRN Khadijah Breathett, MD, MS Spencer Carter, MD Mark H. Drazner, MD, MSc Shannon M. Dunlay, MD MS Gregg C. Fonarow, MD Stephen J. Greene, MD Paul Heidenreich, MD Jennifer E. Ho, MD Eileen Hsich, MD Nasrien E. Ibrahim, MD Lenette M. Jones, PhD, RN Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc Prateeti Khazanie, MD, MPH Todd Koelling, MD Christopher S. Lee, RN, PhD Alanna A. Morris, MD, MSc Robert L. Page II, PharmD Ambarish Pandey, MD Mariann R. Piano, RN, PhD Alexander T. Sandhu, MD, MS Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH Lynne W. Stevenson, MD John Teerlink, MD Amanda R. Vest, MBBS MPH Clyde Yancy, MD Boback Ziaeian, MD, PhD Keywords: Heart Failure, Epidemiology, Prevalence, Incidence, Mortality, Outcomes, Hospitalizations, St

J Card Fail. 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.07.001
Published September 2024

HFSA Scientific Statement: Update on Device Based Therapies in Heart Failure

HFSA Scientific Statement: Update on Device Based Therapies in Heart Failure

Jerry D Estep, MD; Husam M Salah, MD; Samir R Kapadia, MD; Daniel Burkhoff, MD, PhD; Anuradha Lala, MD; Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA; Shelley Hall, MD; Marat Fudim, MD, MHS 

J Card Fail. 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.07.007 
Published September 2024

Cognitive Impairment in Heart Failure: A Heart Failure Society of America Scientific Statement

Cognitive Impairment in Heart Failure: A Heart Failure Society of America Scientific Statement

Parag Goyal, MD, MSc; Robert J. DiDomenico; PharmD; Susan J. Pressler, PhD, RN; Chinwe Ibeh, MD; Connie White-Williams, PhD, RN; Larry A. Allen, MD, MHS; and Eiran Z. Gorodeski, MD, MPH

J Card Fail. 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.01.003
Published March 2024

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Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement from the Heart Failure Society of America

Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement from the Heart Failure Society of America

Craig J Beavers PharmD, Andrew P Ambrosy MD,
Javed Butler MD MPH MBA, Beth T Davidson DNP, Stormi E Gale PharmD,
Ileana L Pina MD MPH, Ioannis Mastoris MD, Nosheen Reza MD, Robert J Mentz MD, Gregory D Lewis MD

J Card Fail. 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2023.03.025
Published May 2023

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​​​​​​​Natriuretic Peptides: Role in the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, Heart Failure Society of America and Japanese Heart Failure Society

Natriuretic Peptides: Role in the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, Heart Failure Society of America and Japanese Heart Failure Society

Hiroyuki Tsutsui, MD, PhD; Nancy M. Albert, PhD; Andrew J.S. Coats, DM, DSC; John Teerlink, MD; Kazuhiro Yamamoto, MD, PhD; Michihiro Yoshimura, MD, PhD; et al.

J Card Fail. 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2023.02.009
Published January 2023

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HFSA Expert Consensus Statement on the Medical Management of Patients on Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support
The Impact of Healthcare Disparities on Patients with Heart Failure

The Impact of Healthcare Disparities on Patients with Heart Failure

Alanna Morris MD, MSc (Co-Chair), Kevin S Shah MD (Co-Chair), Jorge Silva Enciso MD, Eileen Hsich MD, Nasrien E. Ibrahim MD, Robert Page PharmD, Clyde Yancy MD

J Card Fail. 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.04.008
Published May 2022

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Supporting Materials: Key Takeaways Slide Deck and PDF

 

Economic Issues in Heart Failure in the United States

Economic Issues in Heart Failure in the United States

Paul A. Heidenreich MD, MS; Gregg C. Fonarow MD; Yekaterina Opsha PharmD BCPS- AQ Cardiology; Alexander T. Sandhu MD; Nancy K. Sweitzer MD, PhD; Haider J. Warraich MD

J Card Fail. 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.12.017
Published January 2022

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Coronavirus Disease-2019 and Heart Failure

Coronavirus Disease-2019 and Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the Heart Failure Society of America

Ankeet S. Bhatt, MD, MBA; Eric D. Adler, MD ; Nancy M. Albert, PhD, RN, FHFSA ; Anelechi Anyanwu, MD ; Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD; Leslie T. Cooper, MD ; Ashish Correa, MD ; Ersilia M. DeFilippis, MD ; Emer Joyce, MD, PhD; Andrew J. Sauer, MD; Scott D. Solomon, MD ; Orly Vardeny, PharmD, MS; Clyde Yancy, MD, MSc; and Anuradha Lala, MD 

J Card Fail. 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.08.013 
Published September 2021

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