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In this episode, NACE Chief Medical Officer Gregg Sherman discusses optimizing heart failure  medical therapy and patient communication to improve outcomes with Eldrin Lewis MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School. Heart failure (HF) is a growing problem in the United States, affecting an estimated 5.1 million Americans ≥20 years of age. With increased life expectancy, the prevalence of HF is expected to increase 25% by the year 2030, leading to an annual healthcare cost of $70 billion. The disease is associated with several cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular risk factors, including hypertension, coronary artery disease, obesity, diabetes mellitus, HIV infection, and depression. HF is a cause for even greater concern among certain ethnic groups such as African Americans and Hispanics, in whom it occurs at an earlier age, and is associated with a lower left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and a greater prevalence of risk factors such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension. This activity is not certified for CME/CE credit.