Advances in Care

Heart Healer: Pioneering Treatments for Heart Failure for Longer Life Expectancy

Episode 12
Heart Healer: Pioneering Treatments for Heart Failure for Longer Life Expectancy
Heart Healer: Pioneering Treatments for Heart Failure for Longer Life Expectancy

Dr. Nir Uriel, Director of Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation at NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia and Weill Cornell Medicine, is determined to change the outcomes for heart failure patients. He speaks about the new and revolutionary methods he’s designed to improve treatment, from advanced mechanical devices, to using artificial intelligence to diagnose heart failure before symptoms even develop. The key to treating heart failure, he says, is a team approach, and his goal is enabling his patients to live long, full lives.

Heart failure impacts more than 8 million people in the United States today, but with the right treatments, the course of the disease can be corrected. Dr. Nir Uriel is determined to do just that. He’s spent his career pushing forward advancements to better diagnose and treat advanced heart failure patients. These advancements include a new, magnetic levitated pump that can improve the outcomes of patients denied transplantation due to their age or severity of disease, as well as breakthrough testing that analyzes cell-free DNA to detect transplant rejection, changing the course of immunosuppressive therapy. Dr. Uriel is also pioneering the use of technology to remotely monitor heart failure patients, and diagnose heart failure before symptoms even occur. In this episode, Dr. Uriel details his multifaceted methods to treating heart failure, the value of a team approach, and the importance of empathetic, patient-centered care.