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Is there a role for aspirin 81mg daily in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy with reduced EF?
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How do you approach the use of benzodiazepines in patients with chronic medical illnesses that may be susceptible to respiratory compromise (e.g., CHF, COPD, ILD)?
Should you work to wean patients of benzodiazepines? Is your approach different for patients who have been on benzodiazepines for years? What would yo...
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What are your recommendations for the long-term management of patients who have experienced Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, particularly regarding ongoing medication management and follow-up imaging?
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Are recurrent UTIs a contraindication to SGLT2i use?
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In patients with resolved LV thrombus post-MI after 3-6 months of anticoagulation, would you consider surveillance imaging for thrombus recurrence if there is persistent apical akinesis?
If so, how often would you do this? 
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Below what ejection fraction would you avoid referral for AV access creation in a patient with advanced CKD and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction?
1 Answer available
Is there enough evidence now to use injectable semaglutide as a foundational therapy for symptomatic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in the setting of overweight or obesity?
1 Answer available
Should we begin using bromocriptine for CVD management during pregnancy per ESC guidelines in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy?
1 Answer available
How do you decide on an outpatient maintenance diuretic regimen for patients approaching discharge for ADHF?
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What are your outpatient surveillance strategies (biomarkers, imaging, symptoms) to monitor response to treatment for ATTR amyloidosis with cardiac involvement? 
How do you determine duration of therapy for Tafamidis, or is it continued indefinitely for the patient? 
1 Answer available
Should we refer patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy without a reversible cause for genetic screening, in the absence of any family history of heart failure or sudden cardiac death?
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How are PA diastolic goals established and individualized to reduce HF readmission risk post-CardioMEMs, recognizing the overall unclear clinical value of outpatient PA sensor monitoring?
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Papers discussed in this category

JAMA, 2022 Feb 01
Prevalence and Cumulative Risk of Familial Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
European heart journal, 2017 Sep 14
Bromocriptine for the treatment of peripartum cardiomyopathy: a multicentre randomized study.
Circulation. Heart failure, 2021 Dec 20
Long-Term Survival With Tafamidis in Patients With Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy.
The New England journal of medicine, 2023 Aug 25
Semaglutide in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction and Obesity.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2010-02-16
Pre-morbid psychiatric and cardiovascular diseases in apical ballooning syndrome (tako-tsubo/stress-induced cardiomyopathy): potential pre-disposing factors?
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society, 2014
Diagnosis of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
The New England journal of medicine, 2015-09-03
Clinical Features and Outcomes of Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy.
European heart journal, 2018-06-07
International Expert Consensus Document on Takotsubo Syndrome (Part II): Diagnostic Workup, Outcome, and Management.
European journal of heart failure, 2015 Nov 09
Current state of knowledge on Takotsubo syndrome: a Position Statement from the Taskforce on Takotsubo Syndrome of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology.
ESC heart failure, 2024 Mar 07
Effects of pharmacological interventions on mortality in patients with Takotsubo syndrome: a report from the SWEDEHEART registry.
Journal of clinical medicine, 2021 Aug 02
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: Current Treatment.
Journal of the American Heart Association, 2017 Dec 04
Left Ventricular Thrombi in Takotsubo Syndrome: Incidence, Predictors, and Management: Results From the GEIST (German Italian Stress Cardiomyopathy) Registry.
Heart failure reviews, 2022 Jan 18
Stepwise approach for diagnosis and management of Takotsubo syndrome with cardiac imaging tools.
International journal of cardiology, 2014 Apr 26
Systematic review and meta-analysis of incidence and correlates of recurrence of takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
American heart journal, 2004-07
The Warfarin/Aspirin Study in Heart failure (WASH): a randomized trial comparing antithrombotic strategies for patients with heart failure.
The New England journal of medicine, 2012-05-17
Warfarin and aspirin in patients with heart failure and sinus rhythm.
JACC. Heart failure, 2017-08
Aspirin Does Not Increase Heart Failure Events in Heart Failure Patients: From the WARCEF Trial.
European journal of heart failure, 2006 Jun 05
Efficacy of antithrombotic therapy in chronic heart failure: the HELAS study.
The New England journal of medicine, 2007 Nov 05
Rosuvastatin in older patients with systolic heart failure.

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