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Developed for busy clinicians, JACC Journals podcasts provide key insights into top cardiovascular science published in the JACC family of Journals. The JACC Podcast features article summaries recorded by Editor-in-Chief Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, from each weekly issue of JACC. 

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Influence of subclinical atherosclerosis burden and progression on mortality

Sep 30, 2024

In this episode, Dr. Valentin Fuster discusses groundbreaking research on the impact of subclinical atherosclerosis on mortality, revealing insights from a 15-year study. He emphasizes the limitations of traditional cardiovascular risk prediction tools, like the Framingham Risk Score, and calls for deeper exploration of individual risk factors for better long-term outcomes.