Cardiovascular Business August 12, 2024
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging can help heart teams identify patients who face a heightened risk of developing heart failure, according to new research published in ESC Heart Failure.[1]
The study’s authors evaluated data from more than 39,000 participants from the UK Biobank study. The median age was 64 years old, and 53% were women. Overall, the group determined that that CMR-based estimates of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) were comparable to estimates captured from more invasive imaging techniques. Prior research had already confirmed these CMR-based estimates are capable of outperforming similar estimates based on echocardiography.
In addition, the group emphasized that PCWP readings taken from CMR data were an independent risk factor for heart failure and major adverse cardiovascular...
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