
Alex Sandhu
@atsandhu
Stanford heart failure, health services researcher
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02-12-2015 03:33:08
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Costs? Intolerance? Inertia? Other? Primary reason for gaps in #GDMTworks endlessly debated. 🤔What if we had US physicians audit their own patient charts & report *WHY* they didn’t prescribe #GDMT for #HFrEF in each case? 🚨 Results in JACC Journals jacc.org/doi/epdf/10.10…


The 2024 #AHA Strategic Network Annual Meeting has commenced in Irving, TX! We're looking forward to networking with the other #AHAHERN s! AHA Science


PHARM-HF presented by Dr Alex Sandhu Randomized Audit + Feedback VS Education arms to Increase HF Medication Optimization among Primary Care Pharmacists. Both arms 📈 in HF encounters 👩⚕️👨⚕️ and in GDMT optimization💊 ➡️Implications for community efforts to address suboptimal GDMT



Thrilled to welcome the next batch of HF leaders to Stanford Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplant and MCS for training! Congrats 🎉🍾🎊 Alex Sandhu Joyce Njoroge, MD Aly Elezaby, MD PhD Stanford Medicine

Dmitry Abramov Pradeep Natarajan JAMA Cardiology Mamas A. Mamas Javed Butler Marat Fudim, MD MHS Ahmed Sayed Initiating/optimizing/maintaining GDMT for HFrEF should have the same yearly reimbursement as performing 2 TAVRs, 5 AF ablations, and 10 PCIs based on the value provided Extending median survival 7-11 years, while ⬇️⬇️ symptoms, enhancing QOL, and ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 🏨


Congrats to Paul Kraft on successfully completing his masters thesis working on the Stanford Spezi framework and the ENGAGE-HF app with our Stanford Biodesign Digital Health team and Alex Sandhu!



PRO-HF trial tested if routine use of KCCQ in HF clinics improves QoL. No significant difference in QoL or clinical outcomes at 1 year. Future work needed to optimize PRO integration. Summary in #HREV (link.springer.com/article/10.100…). Mario Enrico Canonico Marc Samsky Alex Sandhu Jimmy Zheng

PHARM-HF A&F evaluated audit & feedback vs. education to optimize HF meds in VA primary care pharmacists. ✅ Both arms improved GDMT 📈 A&F led to modest gains in MRAs ⚠️ GDMT uptake still lags, especially in rural areas! (link.springer.com/article/10.100…) #HREV Jimmy Zheng Alex Sandhu

Comparing 9 different domains of patient outcomes in CV disease, Veterans Health performs equal or better than the community in 8, including HF, MI, PCI, and CABG mortality. Elizabeth Le Kreton Mavromatis Paul Heidenreich jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

A wonderful dinner with friends The Henri DC With mint juleps Willard InterContinental Washington, D.C. #ImplementationSummit





HF, elective PCI, and acute MI mortality, all lower in Veterans Health compared to the community, tracking outcomes through CART database drives quality JACC Journals jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…