The newly released HF Stats℠ revealed that the incidence, prevalence, mortality and hospitalization rates of heart failure are increasing despite advances in treatment modalities, guideline recommendations, and strategies for implementation. Our hosts sat down with Dr. Biykem Bozkurt, the lead author on the 2023 HF Stats℠ annual report Heart Failure Epidemiology and Outcomes Statistics: A Report of the Heart Failure Society of America at the HFSA Annual Scientific Meeting 2023 to discuss trends, report outcomes, and next steps.