Dr. Anu Lala
Cardiologist
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Dr. Anu Lala is a cardiologist at Mount Sinai Cardiovascular Center in New York, New York.
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Episode # 459 • 23 Jul 2026
The Continuum of Prevention and Heart Failure
with Dr. Anu Lala, Dr. Martha Gulati, Dr. Apoorva Gangavelli, Dr. Jenna Skowronski, Dr. Hannah Every
CardioNerds discuss the continuum of prevention and heart failure with Drs. Anu Lala and Martha Gulati. Grounded in a clinical case of a 55-year-old woman with uncontrolled hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and obesity who is on the trajectory toward heart failure, this episode unpacks a paradigm-shifting framework from a joint HFSA/ASPC Scientific Statement. The discussion explores how prevention should not be siloed from heart failure management but rather integrated across a patient’s lifespan—from primary prevention in at-risk individuals, to secondary prevention in those with established heart failure, to tertiary prevention in patients with advanced therapies such as LVADs and heart transplantation. The experts highlight the importance of aggressive risk factor management, biomarker-guided screening, the AHA’s Life’s Essential 8, and the need for multidisciplinary collaboration and systems-level change to shift heart failure care from reactive to proactive.
Audio editing for this episode was performed by CardioNerds Intern, Dr. Julia Marques Fernandes.
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About
Dr. Anuradha (Anu) Lala-Trindade (Lala) is a nationally recognized cardiologist whose clinical expertise spans the full spectrum of heart function care—from prevention to advanced therapies. Her interests include holistic prevention of heart disease, cardiometabolic health, genetic and valvular cardiomyopathies, and the comprehensive management of patients requiring mechanical circulatory support devices and heart transplantation. She has particular expertise in the diagnosis and management of cardiometabolic health in women during mid-life, a period of profound physiological change that carries unique cardiovascular risks.
At the heart of Dr. Lala’s practice is a commitment to whole-person, integrative care. She believes that optimal cardiovascular health requires more than medical and device-based therapies—it must also honor each patient’s individual story, lifestyle, emotional well-being, and spiritual needs. Her personalized, compassionate approach reflects her vision of treating not just the heart, but the whole person.
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