Chest computed tomography features of heart failure: A prospective observational study in patients with acute dyspnea.

Kristina MigerAndreas Fabricius-BjerreAnne Sophie Overgaard OlesenAhmad SajadiehNis HøstNanna KøberAnnemette AbildMathilde Marie Winkler WilleJesper WambergLars PedersenHans Henrik Lawaetz SchultzChristian Torp-PedersenOlav Wendelboe Nielsen

Published in: Cardiology journal (2022)

Five CT signs seem sufficient to assess the risk of AHF in the acute setting. The absence of these signs indicates a low probability, one sign makes AHF highly probable, and two or more CT signs mean almost certain AHF.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
dual energy
image quality
heart failure
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
liver failure
respiratory failure
magnetic resonance
left ventricular
acute heart failure
palliative care
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation