Inflammation in Obesity-Related HFpEF: The STEP-HFpEF Program

In this episode, Dr. Valentin Fuster discusses a pivotal study on inflammation's role in obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, highlighting findings from the STEP heart failure program. The research reveals that semaglutide improves heart failure symptoms and reduces inflammation across varying baseline CRP levels, suggesting cardiovascular benefits that extend beyond weight loss alone.

Om Podcasten

Each week, Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, records free podcasts highlighting journal findings. To keep clinicians updated on the most important science emerging in clinical and translational cardiology, Dr. Fuster provides an overview of the weekly edition from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), as well as a short summary of each manuscript. Encompassing JACC and nine cardiovascular specialty journals, the JACC family of journals rank among the top cardiovascular peer-reviewed journals in the world for scientific impact.