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Reduced right/left ventricular blood pool T2-ratio predicts congestive heart failure after STEMI

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  • Felix Troger

  • Mathias Pamminger

  • Christina Tiller

  • Magdalena Holzknecht

  • Ivan Lechner

  • Alex Kaser

  • Philip Lungenschmid

  • Ramona Popa

  • Fritz Oberhollenzer

  • Martin Reindl

  • Bernhard Metzler

  • Sebastian J. Reinstadler

  • Agnes Mayr

  • February 17, 2026

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    Congestive heart failure (CHF) affects approximately 15% of patients within the first year after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

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    The study aims to evaluate the RV/LV T2-ratio as a prognostic marker for CHF and major adverse cardiac events in first-time STEMI patients.

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    Inclusion criteria for the study included first-time STEMI patients treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention within 24 hours.

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    Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging was utilized to measure the RV/LV T2-ratio and assess its association with CHF outcomes.

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    The study's primary endpoint was the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events, including CHF, during follow-up assessments.

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Reduced right/left ventricular blood pool T2-ratio predicts congestive heart failure after STEMI

  • by Felix Troger, Mathias Pamminger, Christina Tiller, Magdalena Holzknecht, Ivan Lechner, Alex Kaser, Philip Lungenschmid, Ramona Popa, Fritz Oberhollenzer, Martin Reindl, Bernhard Metzler, Sebastian J. Reinstadler, Agnes Mayr

  • February 17, 2026

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