July 2025

CARDIOVASCULAR

PREVENT-HF AND THE IMPORTANCE OF RISK-BASED HEART FAILURE PREVENTION

Featuring: Sadiya S. Khan, MD

Episode Summary

In this episode of Better Edge, Sadiya S. Khan, MD, discusses the AHA's groundbreaking PREVENT-HF paradigm, which aims to implement a risk-based approach to heart failure prevention like other established methods for heart attack and stroke. Dr. Khan covers the alarming trends of heart failure prevalence in the U.S., the importance of early detection, and the integration of traditional and nontraditional risk factors in clinical practice. She also highlights how innovative strategies and emerging technologies like AI are helping shape the future of heart failure risk assessment and patient care.

​Dr. Khan was named to TIME’s 2026 TIME100 Health list of the world’s most influential leaders in health. Khan was selected for her work advancing cardiovascular disease prevention, including her leadership in developing the PREVENT risk calculator, a next-generation heart disease risk predictor from the American Heart Association.
Sadiya S. Khan, MD, Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Determinants of Health and Epidemiology

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