August 2026

CARDIOVASCULAR

NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE HEART CONVERSATIONS: HEART FAILURE PREVENTION USING PREVENT RISK SCORES AND BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL

Featuring: Clyde W. Yancy, MD, Jane E. Wilcox, MD, and Patrick M. McCarthy, MD

Episode Summary

In this episode, podcast hosts Clyde W. Yancy, MD and Jane E. Wilcox, MD, are joined by preventive cardiology expert Sadiya S. Khan, MD, to discuss the evolution of proactive heart failure risk identification and prevention. Their conversation explores:
  • How Dr. Khan led the development of the AHA ’s PREVENT-HF risk calculator, which earned her a place on the 2026 TIME100 Health List
  • Actionable insights for clinicians using PREVENT risk scores to guide early intervention and longitudinal heart failure treatment
  • Key updates from the latest dyslipidemia and hypertension guidelines
  • How the growing emphasis on the intersection of concomitant diseases is transforming heart failure care strategies
Sadiya S. Khan, MD, Magerstadt Professor of Cardiovascular Epidemiology Associate Professor of Cardiology
Clyde W. Yancy, MD, Chief of Cardiology
Jane E. Wilcox, MD, Associate Chief of Cardiology

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