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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 Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, from each weekly issue of JACC. 

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Predicting Heart Failure Outcomes Using Patient-Reported Health Status: Real-World Validation of the KCCQ-12 | JACC

Jun 9, 2025

In this episode, Dr. Valentin Fuster discusses groundbreaking research validating the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ-12) as a powerful real-world predictor of heart failure outcomes using advanced machine learning on outpatient data. Emphasizing the critical importance of patient-reported health status, he highlights that listening to patients remains essential even in an era dominated by AI-driven medicine.