In this episode of Clinical Conversations, Dr Kat Ralston chats with Dr Alan Japp about heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. They discuss an approach to clinical assessment, share top tips for diuresis and explore the four pillars of heart failure therapy.

Dr Alan Japp is a Consultant Cardiologist at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and St John's Hospital, Livingston. He is also the Clinical Lead for Heart Failure in NHS Lothian and the Local Principal Investigator for DAPA HF and IRONMAN clinical trials.

Dr Kat Ralston is a geriatric medicine registrar in Edinburgh. She is also the Education Co-Vice Chair and the joint Podcast Lead for the RCPE Trainee & Members' Committee (T&MC).

Recording date: 16 October 2024

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European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Guidelines (2023 focused update) : https://www.escardio.org/Guidelines/Clinical-Practice-Guidelines/Focused-Update-on-Heart-Failure-Guidelines

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