Current Issue February 2012, Vol. 18, No. 2

• Indications for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: 2011 Update From the Heart Failure Society of America Guideline Committee

  Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves survival, symptoms, quality of life, exercise capacity, and cardiac structure and function in patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II or ambulatory class IV heart failure (HF) with wide QRS complex.

• Change in Intrathoracic Impedance Measures During Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Admission: Results From the Diagnostic Data for Discharge in Heart Failure Patients (3D-HF) Pilot Study

  Despite the high number of admissions for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), there are no specific criteria for discharge readiness. A number of patients have implantable devices that might provide data to assist in determining readiness for discharge.

• The Heart Failure Society of America in 2020: A Vision for the Future

  In 1994 Dr. Jay Cohn and other leaders in cardiovascular disease met in New York city to explore the possibility of establishing a professional society that could channel the rapidly growing interest in the nascent field of heart failure into an effective force for improving patient care.

Executive Summary: HFSA 2010 Comprehensive Heart Failure Practice Guideline

Health Literacy and the Patient With Heart Failure–Implications for Patient Care and Research: A Consensus Statement of the Heart Failure Society of America

Genetic Evaluation of Cardiomyopathy–A Heart Failure Society of America Practice Guideline

Complete List of HFSA Papers