HFSA will host a webinar on Heart Failure & Obesity on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 from 6:00 - 6:45 PM ET. This HFSA Patient & Caregiver webinar will explore the relationship between heart failure (HF) and obesity, highlighting how weight impacts heart health and long-term outcomes. Whether you are a patient, caregiver, or healthcare professional, this session will help you understand the link between obesity and heart failure risk, the role of weight management in improving HF outcomes, and practical strategies for maintaining a healthy weight to support heart function and overall well-being. View the program agenda below.
Program Agenda*
All sessions are listed in Eastern Time.
Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Introductions
What is Obesity?
- Definition of obesity
- Comorbidities associated with obesity
- Implications in the context of Heart Failure
Approaches to Therapy
- Lifestyle modifications (i.e. exercise, dietary changes)
- Pharmacologic treatment
- Previous therapies
- Mechanisms of action
- Cardiac risks
- Previous therapies
- Surgical treatment
- Bariatric surgical options
- Safety/Benefit
- Contemporary therapies: GLP1 agonists, GLP1/GIP agonist
- Mechanism of action
- Clinical trial data
- Efficacy for diabetes
- Efficacy for obesity
- Safety
- Heart failure population with Obesity
- Cardiovascular and HF benefits
- Current barriers to use
- Cost
- Availability
Q&A Segment – Speakers will engage in question-and-answer segment with attendees
Visit Sponsor and Participating Patient and Provider Group Resource Pages
Attendees are encouraged to visit resource pages for more information on heart failure & obesity.