Join Drs. Kevin Maki and Deepak Bhatt as they discuss the disparities in awareness and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, notably affecting women and people of color, who confront challenges like underrepresentation in clinical trials and socioeconomic factors.

Cardiovascular diseases persist as a global health concern. Despite advancements, disparities in awareness and treatment endure, notably affecting women and people of color. Drs. Erin Michos and Keith Ferdinand discuss data, guidelines, and shared decision-making strategies to help combat these issues.

Health disparities adversely affect groups of people who have systematically experienced greater obstacles to health based on their racial or ethnic group; religion; socioeconomic status; gender; age; mental health; cognitive, sensory, or physical disability; sexual orientation or gender identity; geographic location; or other characteristics historically linked to discrimination or exclusion. Erin Michos, MD, MHS discusses disparities in diagnosis and treatment of worsening heart failure.

Researchers have recognized an increasing need to prevent and treat worsening heart failure due to its association with a rapid escalation of risk. Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI discusses novel treatments for worsening heart failure.

Worsening heart failure is an increasingly recognized phase in the natural history of heart failure. Erin Michos, MD, MHS discusses strategies for prevention and treatment of worsening heart failure.

6.7 million Americans suffer from heart failure; it is an epidemic. Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI and Erin Michos, MD, MHS discuss the epidemiology, prognosis, and diagnosis of worsening heart failure.