- Liver Extracellular Volume in Patients With Tricuspid Regurgitation: A Novel Prognostic Marker. [Journal Article]JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Oct 26. [Online ahead of print]JC
- CONCLUSIONS: In our large real-world TR cohort, L-ECV appeared as a novel, powerful CMR marker of right HF with an independent and incremental prognostic value to stratify patients with TR at higher risk of events.
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- Myocardial Fibrosis Reflects Prior Heart Failure Burden and Predicts Persistent Heart Failure After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. [Letter]JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Oct 23. [Online ahead of print]JC
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- Pericoronary Inflammation With and Without Atherosclerosis: Marker, Mediator, or Both? [Editorial]JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Oct 23. [Online ahead of print]JC
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- Patient-Level Perivascular Adipose Tissue Density Aggregation and Plaque Progression: Plaque-Free vs Plaque-Adjacent Segments. [Journal Article]JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Oct 16. [Online ahead of print]JC
- CONCLUSIONS: Changes in pRCA, whole-coronary, and plaque-free PVAT were each independently associated with total PV progression. For noncalcified PV progression, plaque-free PVAT change was the only significant measure. (Progression of AtheRosclerotic PlAque DetermIned by Computed TomoGraphic Angiography Imaging [PARADIGM]; NCT02803411).
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- Electromechanical Window Negativity and Arrhythmic Risk in Arrhythmogenic Mitral Valve Prolapse. [Journal Article]JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Oct 16. [Online ahead of print]JC
- CONCLUSIONS: EMW is markedly negative in patients with AMVP/VA, reflecting electromechanical discordance. Thus, EMW emerges as a promising risk-associated marker in (A)MVP.
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- Toward Improved Risk Association: Arrhythmogenic Mitral Valve Prolapse and Electromechanical Window Negativity. [Editorial]JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Sep 28. [Online ahead of print]JC
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- Calcium Density as a Marker of Coronary Plaque Stabilization in Primary Prevention: The CAUGHT-CAD Trial. [Journal Article]JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Oct 15. [Online ahead of print]JC
- CONCLUSIONS: In asymptomatic, intermediate-risk individuals, statin treatment was associated with a shift toward higher density calcium within coronary plaques, most marked with effective lowering of LDL-C. (Coronary Artery Calcium Score: Use to Guide Management of Hereditary Coronary Artery Disease [CAUGHT-CAD]; ACTRN12614001294640).
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- Optimizing Echocardiographic Evaluation of Chronic Mitral Regurgitation: Comparison With Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Implications for Guideline Recommendations. [Journal Article]JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Oct 15. [Online ahead of print]JC
- CONCLUSIONS: Certain ASE criteria, especially when used in combination, are highly specific for diagnosing severe MR, even when <4 criteria are present. This study suggests that in many cases, the reliance on extensive quantification may be reduced, streamlining the diagnostic process and improving clinical workflow.
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- Left Ventricular Filling Pressure Classification by Electrocardiogram, Echocardiography, and Catheterization: Prognostic Implications. [Journal Article]JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Oct 12. [Online ahead of print]JC
- CONCLUSIONS: Despite moderate agreement with PAWP, echocardiography and AI-ECG showed stronger associations with clinical outcomes, suggesting they capture prognostically relevant myocardial information beyond resting hemodynamic status.
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- Assessment of Severity of Chronic Aortic Regurgitation: Importance of a Hierarchical Approach to Echocardiogram Doppler Parameters. [Letter]JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Oct 15. [Online ahead of print]JC
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- Bending the Curve: Revealing Population Risk With Quantitative Atherosclerotic Plaque. [Editorial]JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Oct 13. [Online ahead of print]JC
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- Look Beyond the Trabeculae: CMR-Substrate Predicts Risk. [Editorial]JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Sep 26. [Online ahead of print]JC
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- Association of Lipoprotein(a) and Low-Attenuation Plaque Burden With Future Myocardial Infarction. [Letter]JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Oct 09. [Online ahead of print]JC
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- Identifying the High-Risk Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse Phenotype by Imaging. [Review]JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Oct 09. [Online ahead of print]JC
- Within arrhythmogenic mitral valve prolapse (AMVP), a distinct subset of mitral valve prolapse (MVP), there is a small group that carries a higher risk of malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death called malignant MVP. The malignant MVP phenotype is over-represented in young women with unexplained sudden cardiac death on autopsy. AMVP is defined by myxomatous, often bileaflet MVP…
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- Adverse Remodeling and Fibrosis Predict Outcomes in Excessive Trabeculation of the Left Ventricle: A Multiparametric CMR Risk Score. [Journal Article]JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2026 Oct 05. [Online ahead of print]JC
- CONCLUSIONS: CMR-based risk stratification in ETLV is primarily driven by adverse LV remodeling and fibrosis, whereas trabeculation indices provide only modest incremental prognostic value. In the absence of high-risk imaging features, ETLV likely represents a benign morphologic trait. This pragmatic multiparametric CMR score may support clinical decision-making in this debated phenotype.
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