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Hosts Mitsuaki Sawano, MD, and colleagues welcome Dr. Yusuke Kobari, MD, PhD (Heart Center, Copenhagen) to discuss his recent publication in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, “Clinical Application of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in TAVR Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction.” Among 336 patients with LVEF ≤40%, most were eligible for quadruple HF therapy, yet only 27% received it by 3 months. Patients on more complete GDMT had lower 2-year rates of cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization, while those on fewer agents had higher event rates. This episode explores an essential message: TAVR is not the endpoint of care in patients with HFrEF. Even in the structural heart era, optimization of foundational HF pharmacotherapy remains a central consideration—raising important questions about how we integrate procedural success with longitudinal medical management.
By American College of CardiologyHosts Mitsuaki Sawano, MD, and colleagues welcome Dr. Yusuke Kobari, MD, PhD (Heart Center, Copenhagen) to discuss his recent publication in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, “Clinical Application of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in TAVR Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction.” Among 336 patients with LVEF ≤40%, most were eligible for quadruple HF therapy, yet only 27% received it by 3 months. Patients on more complete GDMT had lower 2-year rates of cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization, while those on fewer agents had higher event rates. This episode explores an essential message: TAVR is not the endpoint of care in patients with HFrEF. Even in the structural heart era, optimization of foundational HF pharmacotherapy remains a central consideration—raising important questions about how we integrate procedural success with longitudinal medical management.