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…
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Audio Summary of three articles from the October 2026 issue of JACC: Advances.

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. This issue brings together state-of-the-art reviews, primers, original research, and clinical cases examining the immune system's central role in cancer and…

Dr. Caitlin O'Meara discusses a JACC: CardioOncology study showing that doxorubicin reprograms CD8+ T cells into matrix-remodeling T cells (mxT-cells) that produce lysyl oxidase (LOX) and stiffen the cardiac extracellular matrix through HIF1α-P53-TGFβ signaling. She explains how this new immune mechanism of…
Dr. David Austin discusses a JACC: CardioOncology study showing that high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T was elevated in 37.9% of patients starting immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy, compared with only 1.8% for high-sensitivity troponin I, a discordance linked to older age, male sex, and kidney dysfunction. He…






























