Co-Editor-in-Chief @JCardFail | Chief of the HF Section @DukeHealth | Trialist @DCRInews | Father of 3
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Happy June 💜
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New issue alert 📘
The June issue of @JCardFail features emerging therapies for acute HF and PH-HFpEF, plus the HFSA Scientific Statement on HFmrEF.
🔗 Read now: onlinejcf.com/current#
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What's new in heart failure research?
Find out in the June edition of JCF, featuring expert perspectives advancing our understanding of heart failure and informing patient care.
Read the full issue: onlinejcf.com/current
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Ejection fraction is useful, but imperfect.
#HFmrEF highlights the need to assess myocardial function beyond EF alone.
HFSA offers a broader framework: hfsa.org/heart-failure-mildl…
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Looking forward to tomorrow's Duke's Annual Heart Failure Symposium, but first catch up with friends and colleagues! #heartsuccess #wellness #patientcare
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Time is running out to submit to JCF’s Focus Issue - Artificial Intelligence and Heart Failure: A Critical Juncture.
If your work advances responsible innovation in HF care, now is the time to contribute.⌛
🗓️ Deadline: June 15th, 2026
bit.ly/4kJl5gf
#AIinHealthcare
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In HELIOS-B, vutrisiran slowed renal decline in ATTR-CM: fewer ≥40% eGFR drops vs placebo (12.7% vs 21.2%).
Benefits on CV outcomes were consistent across kidney function, even in advanced CKD.
Improves not just CV outcomes but has renal benefits🫀🧪
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Interested in CV clinical trials? Tremendous insights shared by the ANTHEM-HF investigators about RCT complexity after the sponsor terminated the study early
@dranulala @DrMarthaGulati @mkonstam @SVRaoMD @DrCaliff_FDA @coconnormd
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Cardiac sarcoidosis: beyond steroids?
The REPAIR-CS trial is testing rilonacept (IL-1 blockade) added to standard therapy, with FDG-PET inflammation as the primary endpoint—marking a shift toward targeted, mechanism-based treatment.🫀
🔗 bit.ly/3RijCTs
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Congratulations to the latest DCRI Fellowship Program cohort! Since 1996, the program has provided advanced clinical research training 300 fellows. Learn more: dcri.org/education/fellowshi… #ClinicalResearch #Mentorship
ALT A group photo of 20 people, including DCRI fellows, their mentors, and program staff.
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ICYMI 📘
The latest @JCardFail Focus Issue explores inflammatory and infiltrative cardiomyopathies, including myocarditis, amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, AI applications, patient-centered outcomes, and more.
Featuring guest editors Drs. Nisha A. Gilotra, Mathew Maurer and Emer Joyce.
Plus, a new episode of #HFBeat is coming soon, featuring more insights from this issue.
🔗 Explore the issue: onlinejcf.com/current#
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When should we biopsy for cardiac sarcoidosis? In ILLUMINATE-CS, EMB positivity (~22%) was directionally associated with established predictors (MIDFIN). Novel predictors: septal thickness, FDG-PET burden, BNP). EMBx yield rose stepwise with number of criteria.
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Thrilled to share that our paper is out in @NEJMEvidence.
Using a Weighted Composite Endpoint (WCE), we analyzed AFib trial data and assessed DOAC effects through a patient preference-informed metric.
Grateful to all mentors and collaborators!
evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/1…
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Now in the @JCardFail, #HFC members @TheHeartBeat3 @JavedButler1 @LindenfeldJoann et al present the design and rationale of the BENEFIT-HF trial evaluating baroreflex activation therapy in symptomatic HFrEF and HFmrEF.
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The latest State of the Art Review looks at Immune-mediated pericardial & myocardial syndromes as unified spectrum: linking 🧬 susceptibility, 🌍 triggers & systemic inflammation, with integrated diagnostics & expanding therapies (incl. biologics).
🔗 bit.ly/4dEFcZX
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Now in the @JCardFail, #HFC members present a practical Bayesian framework for survival analysis in HF clinical trials.
The study highlights how Bayesian methods may improve interpretability and incorporate prior evidence across studies.
onlinejcf.com/article/S1071-…
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Acute myocarditis: who is truly at risk?
In a real-world cohort, most patients had favorable outcomes (~88% event-free at 10 yrs).
But higher risk was linked to age, HF symptoms and LV hypokinesia, highlighting the value of early bedside assessment.🫀📊
bit.ly/4dSSd39
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And we are exploring this further (simultaneous early initiation of nsMRA plus SGLT2i) vs usual care in acute HF irrespective of EF: stay tuned for CONFIRMATION-HF, we are nearly 40% enrolled globally in this 1,500 patient RCT.
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Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis academic.oup.com/ehjqcco/art…
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Not too late to register! Key note speaker--> @NMHheartdoc
And many guest speakers @RyanTedfordMD @AminYehyaMD
Over 30 exhibitors, Hands on Sessions and ...
June 6 in Durham medicine.duke.edu/news/calen…
@robmentz @Steph_BarnesNP @richa_agarwalMD @manesh_patelMD @DukeHrtFailure
Mark it down ➡️ June 6, 2026
💙 Duke Heart Failure Symposium - The South-East Meeting on ALL around the topic of Heart Function, Implementation and Innovation. World-class faculty and exhibitors are guaranteed!
Registration page ⬇️
medicine.duke.edu/education-…
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Robert Mentz, MD retweeted
From the congress to my clinic - what to take home from #HeartFailure26?
Join Brenda Moura and @robmentz, hosted by Felix Lindberg, as they translate the most impactful science from Heart Failure 2026 into practical clinical insights for everyday care.
A concise, expert-led discussion connecting emerging evidence with real-world heart failure management.
#HeartFailure #Cardiology #ESCTV
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