Focus on
Needs assessment and expected educational outcome
To screen for iron deficiency and learn the indications for therapeutic iron supplementation, according to the new 2021 ESC/HFA Guidelines for Heart Failure; to learn the effect of iron supplementation on exercise capacity and QoL; and to gain additional insights from the AFFIRM-AHF trial.
Learning objectives
- be updated on the effect of iron supplementation in heart failure;
- learn when and how to screen and diagnose iron deficiency in heart failure; and
- learn how to evaluate management options in iron deficient patients with heart failure.