Interventional heart failure (IHF) has rapidly evolved as a critical subspecialty within cardiology at the crossroads of advanced heart failure and interventional cardiology. The increasing complexity of patient care—spanning both pharmacological treatments and an expanding array of device-based therapies—has underscored the urgent need for a standardized approach to training and career development in this field. 

That’s the message from experts in a comprehensive review, “Charting the Course for Careers in Interventional Heart Failure: Training, Challenges, Future Directions,” highlighted at Technology and Heart Failure Therapeutics (THT) 2025 in Boston, MA. Co-published in JSCAI, the article highlights and addresses training gaps to advance the specialty, with an eye toward enabling future trainees to drive innovation and improve outcomes for patients with complex heart failure.