This video is part of an educational series of four lectures focussed on The Essentials to know about HFpEF. In this module, prof. Carolyn Lam presents six mechanisms that may underlie the pathophysiology of HFpEF. She discusses why these mechanisms may be targeted for therapy.

Educational information

This educational video is the third part of a series called "HFpEF: The essentials to know" that are aimed to give cardiologists and other health care professionals involved in the management of heart failure a well-balanced expert view on the current state of the art about the disease.

This recording was developed under auspices of PACE-cme. Views expressed in the recording are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect the views of PACE-cme.

Other topics covered in this series

Other lectures part of this educational series are:

• HFpEF: What is it & size of the problem - Prof. Adriaan Voors, MD, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
• What is HFpEF & How do we make the diagnosis? - Prof. Barry Borlaug, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
• Current and future clinical approaches to manage HFpEF - Prof. Burkert Pieske, MD, Charité University Medicine and German Heart Center, Berlin, Germany

Faculty

Prof. Carolyn Lam is a Senior Consultant of the National Heart Centre, Singapore and Professor of Duke-NUS Cardiovascular Academic Clinical Program. Dr. Lam also works as a cardiologist at the UMC Groningen, The Netherlands. Dr Lam’s clinical sub-specialty is heart failure, and she is recognized globally for her expertise in HFpEF. She also has expertise in women’s cardiovascular disease, hemodynamics, echocardiography, biomarkers and clinical trials.

CME Accreditation

This course is applied for online CME accreditation at EBAC (European Board for Accreitation in Cardiology). Once accredited the CME programme will be available in our CME section

Disclosures

This educational series is funded by an unrestricted educational grant provided by Novartis.

View slides of prof. Lam