Medical Xpress August 12, 2024
MRI scans could replace invasive heart tests, as new research shows they can reliably estimate pressures inside the heart to predict if a patient will develop heart failure.
The research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Queen Mary University of London also identified key risk factors for increased pressure inside the heart, which leads to heart failure. These risk factors include being over 70, having high blood pressure, being obese, alcohol consumption and being male.
The paper, “Risk factors for raised left ventricular filling pressure by cardiovascular magnetic resonance: Prognostic insights,” is published in the journal ESC Heart Failure.
Co-senior author Dr. Pankaj Garg, from UEA’s Norwich Medical School, said, “Heart failure is a lethal condition resulting from...
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