The Lancet in conversation with
Jul 10, 2026 · 19 min · 11 segments
What are cardiometabolic long-term conditions? To mark the publication of a new Lancet Series, editors Niall Boyce and Flávia Geraldes talk to Professor Kamlesh Khunti of the University of Leicester…
Kamlesh KhuntiGuest
Niall BoyceHost
Flavia GeraldesHost
So Flavia, my first question is this, what are cardiometabolic multiple long-term conditions?
And yes, so as we have learned from the series, cardiometabolic multiple long-term conditions is the term we use when we are referring to the coexistence of two or more cardiometabolic diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or chronic kidney disease occurring together in the same person, and they are increasingly common.
So you mentioned a series and The Lancet has indeed just published a whole series of three papers about these conditions.
So Flavia, my first question is this, what are cardiometabolic multiple long-term conditions?
And yes, so as we have learned from the series, cardiometabolic multiple long-term conditions is the term we use when we are referring to the coexistence of two or more cardiometabolic diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or chronic kidney disease occurring together in the same person, and they are increasingly common.
So you mentioned a series and The Lancet has indeed just published a whole series of three papers about these conditions.
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