Today, I review, link to, and excerpt from The Curbsiders‘ “518: Cardiology Meets Longevity”.*
*Wurtz PJ, Katz G, Williams PN, Watto MF. “Cardiology Meets Longevity.” The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast. thecurbsiders.com/category/curbsiders-podcast March 23, 2026.
All that follows is from the above resource.
Transcript available via YouTube
Metabolic Health, Advanced Lipidology, and Preventing ASCVD
Level up your primary prevention game. Learn when ApoB, Lp(a), and CAC actually change management, how to spot cardiometabolic risk before diabetes declares itself, and how to make smarter lipid decisions beyond the standard panel. We’re joined by Dr. Greg Katz, cardiologist and prevention expert at NYU Langone Health.
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Show Segments
- Intro
- Primary Prevention & Metabolic Syndrome (Case 1)
- Beyond the Standard Lipid Panel
- When to Order ApoB
- How Lp(a) Changes Management (Case 2)
- Using CAC/CCTA in the Gray Zone
- Recognizing Early Cardiometabolic Risk
- CGMs, Wearables, and Signal vs Noise (Case 3)
- How to Talk to Patients About Risk
- Take-Home Points
Dr. Katz reports no relevant financial disclosures. The Curbsiders report no relevant financial disclosures.



