Heart Failure Focus

American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN)

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Episodes 12

Avg. Duration 23m

Activity Highly Active

Apple Rating ★ 5.0 (5)

Since Feb 2021

Latest Episode Apr 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule

Semi-Annually

Format

Episodic

Hosting

feeds.captivate.fm

About This Podcast

Heart Failure Focus is a podcast brought to you by the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN). Each episode is designed to help the busy health care professional breakdown all aspects of heart failure. Each segment is broken down into different topics so you can listen on the go during the course of your day. The AAHFN is a specialty organization dedicated to advancing nursing education, clinical practice, and research to improve heart failure patient outcomes.

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Recent Episodes

Integrating Health Technologies in Heart Failure

Apr 17, 2026 17m

Join Laura Peters, NP and Meg Fraser, NP for a discussion of the latest AAHFN scientific statement, developed jointly with the Heart Failure Society of America, on integrative health technologies in…

Nurse-Led ECMO — What we can learn from a Center of Excellence

Sep 18, 2025 23m

Chris interviews Melissa Fix, BSN, is the program manager for temporary mechanical circulatory support (MCS) at Keck Medical Center, University of Southern California. She specializes in the care of…

Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM) — Getting more out of a failing heart

Sep 11, 2025 17m

Chris bell interviews Michael Arnold DNP, FHRS, about what is new in CCM therapy and when GDMT is not enough.

The Power of Remote PA Pressure Monitoring: Advancing Heart Failure Care with the CardioMEMS HF System

Jul 23, 2025 23m

Join us for a conversation with a heart failure nurse leader who’s been at the forefront of remote monitoring. In this episode, we explore the clinical value of CardioMEMS in managing heart failure,…

Decompensated HF and Diuretic Resistance — Finding success with UltraFiltration

Apr 28, 2025 26m

A review of UltraFiltration as a therapeutic modality to overcome chronically decompensated heart failure in patients who struggle poorly responsive to diuretics. A brief review of pivotal trials as…

CardioMEMS Legacy

Aug 05, 2024 31m

Abbott celebrated the 10 year anniversary of the FDA approval of CardioMEMS. On this podcast Chris Bell talks to Rebecca (Beki) Angerstein about the legacy of CardioMEMS. Beki is currently the…

Structural heart disease

May 20, 2024 27m

In this episode of Heart Failure Focus, Chris Bell talks about structural heart disease, specifically mitraclip, and upcoming trials with Kristy Gam, NP, Lead APP for General Cardiology at the…

HF overview (what's new and what's hot)

Sep 27, 2023 25m

In this episode of Heart Failure Focus, Chris Bell talks about what's new and hot in heart failure with Midge Bowers, a Clinical Professor and Lead Faculty for the cardiovascular specialty at Duke…

HF Devices and Remote Monitoring: Past, Present, and Future

Mar 17, 2022 36m

Brief discussion with Dr. Phil Adamson, Divisional VP & CMO for the Heart Failure Division at Abbott , and longtime support of AAHFN.Listen as he discusses the role of device therapy & remote…

NYHA Study

Jan 25, 2022 23m

This podcast discusses the importance of being accurate with NYHA Functional Classification as well as the current study that is focused on NYHA classification.

Diagnostic work up of Cardiac Amyloidosis

Feb 18, 2021 25m

This podcast will provide an overview of the steps and diagnostic studies that should be ordered on a patient with suspected Amyloidosis.

Amyloidosis: Red Flags and symptoms

Feb 04, 2021 18m

This podcast will describe the signs and symptoms that are common in Amyloidosis and will help the clinician pull together the pertinent factors, besides the well known low voltage EKG

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Heart Failure Focus have?

Heart Failure Focus has published 12 episodes since February 2021, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Medicine.

Is Heart Failure Focus still active?

Heart Failure Focus is currently highly active with new episodes semi-annually. Average episode length is 23m.