Prof. Mariell Jessup, the past president [2013-2014] of American Heart Association and medical director of the Penn Heart and Vascular Center in Philadelphia, is a nationally recognized expert in heart failure. At 2014 China Heart Congress, she gave an excellent report on “Heart Failure: State of the ART and Challenge” and presentation on “The Progress and the Puzzle of HFpEF”. After the congress, ATM is of great honor to interview Dr. Jessup .