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CME / ABIM MOC

Targeting Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure: Keeping Current on Evidence and Future Expectations

  • Authors: Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA; Justin A. Ezekowitz, MBBCh, MSc; Ileana L. Piña, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC, FHFSA
  • CME / ABIM MOC Released: 5/31/2023
  • Valid for credit through: 5/31/2024, 11:59 PM EST
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  • Credits Available

    Physicians - maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™

    ABIM Diplomates - maximum of 0.50 ABIM MOC points

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion
    • ABIM MOC points

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This activity is intended for cardiologists, primary care physicians (PCPs), hematology and oncology specialists, emergency medicine physicians, nephrologists, nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), and other healthcare professionals (HCPs) involved in the care of patients with HF.

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to analyze and evaluate the latest evidence and guidelines for the use of intravenous (IV) iron to treat ID in HF.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Prognostic implications and outcomes of ID in HF
    • Current guideline recommendations for the use of IV iron supplementation modalities in HF
    • Latest clinical evidence on the use of IV iron therapies for the treatment of ID in HF
  • Have greater competence related to
    • Application of recent evidence and guideline recommendations to optimize the management of patients with concomitant HF and ID
  • Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
    • Discern the latest evidence and guidelines related to use of IV iron to treat ID in patients with HF


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Faculty

  • Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA (Moderator)

    Patrick H. Lehan Chair in Cardiovascular Research
    Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine
    Professor of Physiology
    University of Mississippi
    Jackson, Mississippi, United States

    Disclosures

    Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: 3livelabs; Abbott; Amgen Inc.; American Regent; Applied Therapeutics; AstraZeneca; Bayer; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Cardiac Dimension; Cardior; CVRx, Inc.; Cytokinetics; Edwards Lifesciences; Element; Faraday; G3 Pharmaceutical; Imbria; Impulse Dynamics; Innolife; Inventiva; Ionis Pharmaceuticals; Janssen; LivaNova; Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Medtronic, Inc.; Merck; Novartis; Novo Nordisk; Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Occlutech; Pharmacosmos; Roche; Sanofi; Secretome; Sequana; Tricog; Vifor Pharma
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: AstraZeneca; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.-Lilly; Impulse Dynamics; Novartis

  • Justin A. Ezekowitz, MBBCh, MSc

    Professor, Department of Medicine
    Co-Director, Canadian VIGOUR Centre
    Director, Cardiovascular Research
    Cardiologist, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
    University of Alberta
    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Disclosures

    Justin A. Ezekowitz, MBBCh, MSc, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: American Regent; Amgen Inc.; Applied Therapeutics; Bayer; Cytokinetics; Merck; Novartis; Sanofi; SERVIER
    Research funding from: American Regent; Amgen Inc.; Applied Therapeutics; Bayer; Cytokinetics; Merck; Novartis; Sanofi; SERVIER

  • Ileana L. Piña, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC, FHFSA

    Professor of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Chief of Quality for the CV Line
    Clinical Professor of Medicine, Central Michigan University
    Adjunct Professor of Epi/Biostats
    Case Western Reserve University
    Cleveland, Ohio, United States

    Disclosures

    Ileana L. Piña, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC, FHFSA, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: Vifor Pharma

Editors

  • Joy P. Marko, MS, APN-C

    Senior Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Joy P. Marko, MS, APN-C, has no relevant financial relationships.

  • Frederick Stange, DO

    Scientific Content Manager, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Frederick Stange, DO, has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Yaisanet Oyola, MD

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

    Disclosures

    Yaisanet Oyola, MD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.


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    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.50 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Aggregate participant data will be shared with commercial supporters of this activity.

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CME / ABIM MOC

Targeting Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure: Keeping Current on Evidence and Future Expectations

Authors: Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA; Justin A. Ezekowitz, MBBCh, MSc; Ileana L. Piña, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC, FHFSAFaculty and Disclosures

CME / ABIM MOC Released: 5/31/2023

Valid for credit through: 5/31/2024, 11:59 PM EST

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for Injectafer® for the treatment of iron deficiency in adult patients with heart failure and New York Heart Association class II/III* to improve exercise capacity. Medscape attempts to use generic names for drugs and devices whenever possible. The use of trade names should not be viewed as an endorsement by Medscape of specific products. 

Educational Impact Challenge

The goal of this activity is for learners to be better able to analyze and evaluate the latest evidence and guidelines for the use of intravenous (IV) iron to treat ID in HF.

Before you begin this activity, please assess your clinical knowledge by completing this brief survey. Answering these questions again after the activity will allow you to see what you learned and to compare your answers with those of your peers.

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