Heart failure & cardiomyopathies

Left Ventricular Filling Pressure Classification by Electrocardiogram, Echocardiography, and Catheterization: Prognostic Implications

JACC Cardiovasc ImagingPublished Retrospective cohort study

Authors' conclusion

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.

Study context

Population
Adults who underwent echocardiography with electrocardiography within 14 days and right heart catheterization (RHC) within 30 daysmedian age: 64 years, 47.7% women
Participants
4,168 adults
Exposure
LVFP classification by AI-ECG, echocardiography, and pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP)
  • AI-ECGn = 2,383
  • Echocardiographyn = 1,643
  • PAWPn = 1,841
Outcome
Discrimination of AI-ECG for echocardiographic LVFP

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

AUC

0.879; 95% CI: 0.867-0.891

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

OutcomeaHR (95% CI)
All-cause mortality · Over 7.7 yearsElevated LVFP by AI-ECGvs not elevated1.80 (1.55–2.09)
All-cause mortality · Over 7.7 yearsElevated LVFP by echocardiographyvs not elevated1.74 (1.51–2.02)
All-cause mortality · Over 7.7 yearsElevated LVFP by PAWPvs not elevated1.18 (1.05–1.31)
All-cause mortality — Deaths
1,433

Discrimination of AI-ECG for PAWP

AUC
0.711; 95% CI: 0.695-0.727
  • Moderate discrimination

All-cause mortality · Over 7.7 years

In discordant cases, AI-ECG better predicted survival

Major adverse cardiovascular events

Similar associations were observed

Original publication

Left Ventricular Filling Pressure Classification by Electrocardiogram, Echocardiography, and Catheterization: Prognostic Implications. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. Published 12 October 2026. doi:10.1016/j.jcmg.2026.08.016

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