Speakers
Professor Ahmet Fuat GP with special interest in cardiology, Darlington, and Honorary Professor of Primary Care Cardiology, Durham University
Maggie Simpson Cardiology Advanced Nurse Practitioner — Heart failure, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Learning objectives
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- Prevalence and burden of heart failure
- Definition and diagnostic criteria for different classes of heart failure
- Recommendations for primary prevention of heart failure
- Causes and symptoms of heart failure
- Classification of heart failure according to symptoms
- Management and treatment strategies for heart failure
- Guidelines and QOF for follow up of treatment
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Completion requires a score of at least 80%. If less time is spent learning, then you should claim a reduced credit value.
After you have successfully completed the test you will be able to download your certificate.
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1. What percentage of people die within one year of hospitalisation for heart failure? Please select the correct answer.
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2. What are the diagnostic criteria for heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF)? Please select the correct answer.
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3. According to the recommendations in the ESC guidelines3, which of the following blood tests would you use to evaluate for possible aggravating factors and/or alternative diagnoses to heart failure? Please select all answers that apply.
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4. According to the ESC algorithm for class I therapy treatment strategies for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), what are the class I-recommended agents? Please select all answers that apply.
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5. According to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) symptom-based severity classification system for chronic heart failure, what class would a patient fall into if they presented with and of the following symptoms: marked limitation of physical activity, comfortable at rest, less than ordinary activity causes fatigue, palpitations, or dyspnoea? Please select the correct answer.
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6. In a cross-trial analysis, a newer comprehensive pharmacological treatment regimen for heart failure (ARNI+ beta-blocker + MRA + SGLT2-I) has been shown to reduce the incidence of CV death or first hospitalisation compared to the older conventional therapy options (ACEI/ARB + beta-blocker)5. According to Vaduganathan M and colleagues (2020), how many additional years free from CV death or first hospitalisation did the comprehensive therapy option give compared to the conventional therapy for a 55-year-old? Please select the correct answer.
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References
1. Taylor CJ et al. BMJ 2019;364:I223. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l223
2. McDonagh TA et al. Eur Heart J 2023;44(37):3627–3639. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad195
3. McDonagh TA et al. Eur Heart J 2021;42:3599–3726. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehab368
4. Yancy CW et al. Circulation 2013;128:e240–e327. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0b013e31829e8776
5. Vaduganathan M et al. Lancet 2020;396:121–128. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30748-0