Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies

The Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies Learning Pathway at ACC.27-WCC reflects how rapidly the field is changing while remaining highly practical for clinicians. Rather than focusing solely on reviewing established evidence, the pathway addresses the clinical "gray zones" that persist even when guidelines exist, incorporating debates, case-based problem solving, fireside chats and interactive formats that go beyond conventional didactic updates. The pathway is also intentionally cross-cutting, with sessions on genetics, cardiometabolic health, digital health, women's cardiovascular health and global cardiovascular care all intersecting with the core heart failure curriculum.

Several sessions anchor this year's programming, representing where heart failure practice is changing most quickly. HFpEF, CKM, cardiogenic shock and mechanical circulatory support, and genetic cardiomyopathies each receive dedicated attention as areas where new therapeutics and evolving frameworks are reshaping day-to-day decision-making. At the same time, the pathway balances what is changing now with what remains unresolved, giving attendees the chance to engage directly with unanswered questions.

Plus, plan to arrive a day early to participate in the Precision Multimodality Imaging in Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure: Diagnosis, Risk, Genetics and Clinical Management on Friday, April 9. This dynamic pre-conference session will show you how to connect imaging findings with clinical clues, genetics, biomarkers, and ECG data to sharpen diagnosis, define risk and guide next steps. See what imaging can unlock in newly diagnosed heart failure.

Sessions You Won't Want to Miss:

• Session 286: From Enigma to Action: The New Era of HFpEF
• Session 320: Too Sick or Not Sick Enough? Debates in the Gray Zone of Stage C2D Heart Failure
• Session 335: CKM and Heart Failure: The Hottest Syndrome You've Never Been Trained to Treat
• Session 304: Genes, Gradients, and Game Changers in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Session 207: The Final Frontier: A Fireside Chat on the Greatest Unsolved Problems in Heart Failure