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Finn Gustafsson
Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, DK
Biography
Finn Gustafsson, MD, PhD, DMSci, is a professor of cardiology at the University of Copenhagen and medical director of the advanced heart failure, transplantation and MCS program at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark. His clinical training in cardiology was conducted in Denmark and Canada. His research interests include several aspects of heart failure pathophysiology and management. He is an author of more than 300 peer reviewed articles in international scientific journals and several book chapters. Prof Gustafsson serves on the steering committee of several international clinical trials and registries within the field of advanced heart failure and HFpEF. He has served as an associate editor for several cardiology journals, including International Journal of Cardiology, Circulation: Heart Failure and European Journal of Heart Failure.
Prof Finn Gustafsson is a Section Editor of Cardiac Failure Review and is contactable here.
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Learning objectives
- Understand the nature of amyloidosis and its effects on various organs, particularly the heart
- Distinguish between light-chain (AL) amyloidosis, wild type TTR amyloidosis and hereditary TTR amyloidosis in terms of their clinical manifestations and their different treatments
- Recognise the novel challenges of managing heart failure in cardiac amyloidosis, including both medical management and the role of devices
- Understand the critically important interaction between haematologists and cardiologists in the therapy of AL amyloidosis
- Develop an understanding of novel therapies currently in clinical trials of TTR and AL amyloidosis
- Identify their own roles and responsibilities in the management TTR and AL amyloidosis as part of a multidisciplinary team