Cardiac CT Reveals Hidden Heart Damage to Predict Future Risk (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Cardiac CT Reveals Hidden Heart Damage to Predict Future Risk

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A standard cardiac CT scan enhanced with a delayed imaging phase can detect both visible scarring and subtle, widespread damage in the heart muscle. By combining two markers—Late Iodine Enhancement (LIE) and Extracellular Volume (ECV)—researchers show that a single, non-invasive scan can identify patients at higher risk of future heart failure, hospitalization, or death, enabling earlier and more targeted treatment.

 

Adapted from Oguni et al., European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging (2026), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

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Oguni et al.

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