In this episode of the JACC: Asia podcast, Editor-in-Chief Jian'an Wang provides a concise summary of the November 2024 issue, featuring five impactful studies on cardiovascular and metabolic health in Asian populations. Highlights include research on patient mismatch after aortic valve replacement, outcomes of mitral valve repair, and genetic links between lipid levels and type 2 diabetes risk, underscoring the importance of personalized healthcare approaches for Asian patients.

In this episode of the JACC: Asia podcast, Cheol Hyun Lee explores the prognostic impact of patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in Asian patients, who tend to have smaller annular sizes compared to Western populations. The study highlights that while severe PPM occurs in only 1.3% of patients, it is significantly linked to a higher risk of heart failure hospitalization, underscoring the need for personalized treatment approaches in Asia to reduce the risk of severe PPM.

In this episode of the JACC: Asia podcast, Professor Hao-Min Cheng discusses a study on the association between pre-pregnancy cardiometabolic factors and the risk of gestational diabetes among Asian populations in the U.S., revealing that higher BMI and hypertension significantly increase the risk. The study also highlights that Asian Americans, despite having lower rates of obesity and hypertension, face a notably higher prevalence of gestational diabetes, emphasizing the need for further research on body fat distribution and early glucose screening to better manage this risk.