The new universal heart failure (HF) definition will be easier for patients and clinicians to understand and will provide standardization across different societies. In this interview, Allen Taylor, MD, FACC; Biykem Bozkurt, MD, PhD, FACC; and Michelle Kelsey, MD, discuss the new definition and stages of HF and their impacts. Like what you hear? Get 20 episodes a month with CME/MOC credit at www.acc.org/ACCEL.