Practical Management of Heart Failure (25 May 2026)

About this episode

Dr Marilena Giannoudi discusses heart failure diagnosis and management with Dr Sam McClure.

In this episode Dr Marilena Giannoudi discusses all things heart failure with Dr Sam McClure. They begin with how to diagnose and classify heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction before moving onto treatment and when to refer to the Heart Failure Team. Dr Sam McClure is a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and Clinical Lead for Heart Failure in Sunderland. Dr Marilena Giannoudi is a cardiology registrar based in Leeds. She is Co-Chair of the Trainees and Members & Committee, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and is currently undertaking a PhD. Recording Date: 30 March 2026 -- Useful Links -- ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure (2023 Update) - https://www.escardio.org/guidelines/clinical-practice-guidelines/all-esc-practice-guidelines/focused-update-on-heart-failure-guidelines/ European Heart Journal, Volume 44, Issue 37, 1 October 2023, Pages 3627–3639 - https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/44/37/3627/7246292?login=false Chronic heart failure in adults: diagnosis and management (NICE Guideline) - https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng106 H2FPEF Score for Heart…

People in this episode

Guests: Dr Marilena Giannoudi, Dr Sam McClure

Topics covered

• heart failure
• diagnosis
• treatment
• ejection fraction
• cardiology
• referral

Keywords

• heart failure
• diagnosis
• treatment
• ejection fraction
• cardiology
• referral
• guidelines
• NICE
• ESC

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Heart Failure Team

Books & works: ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure (2023 Update), Chronic heart failure in adults: diagnosis and management (NICE Guideline), H2FPEF Score for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction, European Heart Journal, Volume 44, Issue 37, 1 October 2023

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