Abstract

Heart failure is a growing epidemic. Optimal medical therapy remains the cornerstone of heart failure management but device-based therapies have been shown to contribute to morbidity and mortality reduction. Multiple investigational trials had been conducted in the past decade that helped us better understand and manage heart failure. In this manuscript, we will discuss the major device related trials of year 2017 in the fields of defibrillators, hemodynamic monitoring, remote monitoring, autonomic nervous system modulation, ventricular assist devices, and device-based valvular heart disease management. Further research and trials in device-based therapies are needed to explore their long-term reduction in mortality and morbidity along with cost-effectiveness analyses in patients living with heart failure.

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