European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging
Liver patterns on heart scans linked to heart failure risk
Among people with no coronary artery calcium, high liver scores were linked to about 2.5-fold higher five-year heart failure incidence than low scores.Among people with no coronary artery calcium, high liver scores were linked to about 2.5-fold higher five-year heart failure incidence than low scores.
Cohort · 36,823 peopleHeart failure
Who was studied36,823 adults undergoing cardiac CT, mean 1411 days
What changedHeart failure risk was higher with higher liver radiomics scores (adjusted hazard ratio 1.48)
The catchIncomplete medication and socioeconomic data could confound the association with heart failure
