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JACC Specialty Journals
In this podcast series, editors-in-chief from the JACC family of specialty journals provide highlights and summarize key findings for select issues. Published by the American College of Cardiology, the JACC Journals publish peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of cardiovascular disease, including original clinical studies, translational investigations with clear clinical relevance, state-of-the art papers, and review articles. They are top ranked for impact factor and their manuscripts are…
Episodes
JACC Specialty JournalsAdvances in a Capsule: October 2026 | JACC: Advances
Audio Summary of three articles from the October 2026 issue of JACC: Advances.



JACC Specialty JournalsOctober 2026 Summary | JACC: CardioOncology
Editor-in-Chief Dr. Bonnie Ky introduces the October 2026 issue of JACC: CardioOncology, featuring Part 1 of a special focus on immunology and cardio-oncology…
JACC Specialty JournalsFibrotic Rewiring of CD8+ T-cells by Doxorubicin Drives Pathological Remodeling of Cardiac Extracellular Matrix | JACC: CardioOncology
Dr. Caitlin O'Meara discusses a JACC: CardioOncology study showing that doxorubicin reprograms CD8+ T cells into matrix-remodeling T cells (mxT-cells) that…
JACC Specialty JournalsHigh-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T and I Discordance in Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors | JACC: CardioOncology
Dr. David Austin discusses a JACC: CardioOncology study showing that high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T was elevated in 37.9% of patients starting immune…
JACC Specialty JournalsInflammatory Cell Profiles in Early- and Late-Manifestation Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myocarditis | JACC: CardioOncology
Dr. Cristina Gil-Cruz discusses a JACC: CardioOncology study comparing early- and late-manifestation immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) myocarditis, where…






JACC Specialty JournalsAuthor Interview: Cholesterol Management Gaps Among Patients with Established Coronary Artery Disease Hospitalized for Acute Coronary Events | JACC: Advances
Dinesh Kalra, Todd Villines, and Lisandro Colantonio discuss the importance of this article, what encouraged Dr. Colantonio to conduct this research, and how…

JACC Specialty JournalsComparison of ASCVD Risk Prediction Models in STEMI: Insights from a South Asian Cohort | JACC: Asia
Commentary by Dr. Justin Paul Gnanaraj
JACC Specialty JournalsAuthor Interview: Defining Clinically Meaningful Within-Patient Changes in Heart Failure | JACC: Heart Failure
Akshay Desai and Amin Yehya discuss the newest JACC: Heart Failure Position Statement that proposes a pragmatic framework for defining clinically meaningful…
JACC Specialty JournalsDeep Dive Dialogue: Effect of Evolocumab on Grafts Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Post-hoc Analysis of NEWTON-CABG CardioLink-5 | JACC: Advances
Dinesh Kalra, Andrew Choi, and G. B. John Mancini discuss the author group's post hoc analysis of the randomized NEWTON-CABG CardioLink-5 trial.
JACC Specialty JournalsIssue Summary: September 2026 | JACC: Advances
Audio Summary of three articles from the September 2026 issue of JACC: Advances.
JACC Specialty JournalsMultimodality Imaging and Pace-Mapping Patterns in Patients With Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Ongoing Inflammation Undergoing Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation | JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology
In this episode, Frank Marchlinski, MD, Deputy Editor of JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, discusses a study of ventricular tachycardia ablation in patients…
JACC Specialty JournalsAuthor Interview: Aortic Stenosis Mortality Across the TAVR Expansion Era, 1999-2024: Rising Mortality in Middle-Aged Adults and a Widening Rural-Urban Gap | JACC: Advances
Nicole Bhave, Ashwini Kerkar, and Ahmed Kamal Siddiqi discuss what inspired this study, differences in mortality trends among age groups, and the most…
JACC Specialty JournalsComputed Tomography–Defined Ridges and Functional Mapping in Ablation of Postinfarction Ventricular Tachycardia | JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology
In this episode, Frank Marchlinski, MD, Deputy Editor of JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, discusses a study evaluating how CT-defined myocardial ridges and…
















JACC Specialty JournalsWearable Electrocardiogram Technologies for the Early Detection of Acute Coronary Syndromes
Commentary by Dr. Jian'an Wang.
JACC Specialty JournalsAugust 2026 Issue Summary | JACC: Asia
Audio Summary of the August 2026 Issue of JACC: Asia, by Dr. Jian'an Wang.
JACC Specialty JournalsJuly 2026 Issue Summary | JACC: Asia
Audio Summary of the July 2026 Issue of JACC: Asia, by Dr. Jian'an Wang.

JACC Specialty JournalsAuthor Interview: Clinical Characteristics and Emergency Response to Sudden Cardiac Arrest/Death Secondary to Cardiomyopathies in Young Athletes | JACC: Advances
Matt Martinez and Bradley Petek discuss how the study came about, what results were discovered, and what call to action this study brings.


JACC Specialty JournalsIssue Summary: August 2026 | JACC: Advances
Audio Summary of three articles from the August 2026 issue of JACC: Advances.
JACC Specialty JournalsAuthor Interview: Opportunistic Genetic Testing for Familial Hypercholesterolemia in Premature Acute Coronary Syndrome: Results of ACCURATE Study | JACC: Advances
Michael Wilkinson, Dinesh Kalra, Liam Brunham, and Robert Rosensen discuss the motivation behind the ACCURATE Study, unmet needs in identifying and treating…
JACC Specialty JournalsAuthor Interview: Social Drivers of Health Advisory: Cardiovascular Disease Projections Through 2050 | JACC: Advances
Dinesh Kalra and Khadijah Breathett discuss the estimated future projections of risk factors for CVD, individual CVD conditions (i.e. heart failure), and total…
JACC Specialty JournalsComputed Tomography–Derived Abrupt Wall-Thickness Transitions as Complementary Markers of Ventricular Tachycardia Substrate in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
In this episode, Frank Marchlinski, MD, Deputy Editor of JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, discusses a study evaluating whether abrupt wall-thickness…
JACC Specialty JournalsAuthor Interview: INSIGHT Model: Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Real-World EHR-Based Screening of Transthyretin Amyloidosis Cardiomyopathy | JACC: Advances
Dinesh Kalra and Javed Butler discuss the development of an artificial intelligence screening tool to identify high-risk patients who should be considered for…
JACC Specialty JournalsFeasibility and Safety of Strategic Multielectrode Positioning Guided by S3 Protocol for Hemodynamically Unstable Ventricular Tachycardia: The S3-STaMP Project | JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology
Francis E. Marchlinski, MD, Deputy Editor of JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, discusses the S3-STaMP study, which evaluated a novel mapping strategy for…
JACC Specialty JournalsAugust 2026 Issue Summary | JACC: CardioOncology
Dr. Ky's August 2026 Issue Summary.
JACC Specialty JournalsDivergent effects of GnRH agonist and GnRH antagonist treatment on platelet activity and transcriptome | JACC: CardioOncology
Commentary by Dr. Deng Ye on behalf of Leilei Cheng.

JACC Specialty JournalsA Simple Clinical Risk Score to Improve Prediction of Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity | JACC: CardioOncology
Commentary by Dr. Joshua Levenson.



