With Novi Yanti Sari, Siloam Hospitals Group, Jakarta - Indonesia, Sotiria Liori, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens - Greece, Sarah Birkhoelzer, University Dorset Hospital, Bournemouth - UK, Joseph Selvanayagam, Flinders University, Adelaide - Australia, Sam Straw, University of Leeds, Leeds - UK, Ida Arentz Taraldsen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen - Denmark, Fabian Kerwagen, University Hospital of Wurzburg, Wurzburg - Germany, Dirk Van Veldhuisen and Kevin Damman, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen - The Netherlands.

In this episode, we discuss the late-breaking clinical science presented at the Heart Failure Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Spain.

First, Sarah Birkhoelzer interviews Joseph Selvanayagam, who presents the results of RESOLVE-HCM, a trial evaluating perhexiline for regression of left ventricular hypertrophy in symptomatic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Next, Sam Straw interviews Ida Arentz Taraldsen, who highlights the key findings of REDOX-AHF, a trial comparing restrictive versus liberal oxygenation targets in patients with acute heart failure and pulmonary congestion.

Finally, Fabian Kerwagen interviews Dirk Van Veldhuisen and Kevin Damman, who discuss the DECISION trial and the accompanying meta-analysis. DECISION evaluated low-dose digoxin in patients with heart failure with reduced or mildly reduced ejection fraction, while the meta-analysis assessed the efficacy and safety of digitalis glycosides across contemporary heart failure trials.

This 2026 HFA Cardio Talk podcast series is supported by Bayer in the form of unrestricted financial support. The discussion has not been influenced in any way by its sponsor.