Heart failure (HF) continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Similarly, the health and economic burden of HF in the U.S. continues to grow, with
an increasing rate of both HF deaths and hospitalizations.
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It is evident that there are continued opportunities for HF nurses to impact the
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Biography
Dr. Ashley Moore-Gibbs, has been a heart failure nurse for 30 years. She is a nurse practitioner at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute in Charlotte, NC, at Atrium Health and Director of the Cardiovascular APP Fellowship Program. Her career has focused on inpatient and outpatient management of HF patients from prevention to advanced HF therapies. Ashley has been involved with AAHFN since 2005 and is the current President of the organization. She has been a Certified Heart Failure Nurse since 2011.
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