DOI: 10.1148/ryct.250214 ISSN: 2638-6135

AI-quantified Myosteatosis at CAC CT for Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Amir Azimi, Kyle Atlas, Anthony P. Reeves, Chenyu Zhang, Jakob Wasserthal, Seyed Reza Mirjalili, Thomas Atlas, Claudia I. Henschke, David F. Yankelevitz, Javier J. Zulueta, Jeffrey I. Mechanick, Andrea Branch, Ning Ma, Rowena Yip, Wenjun Fan, Sion K. Roy, Khurram Nasir, Sabee Molloi, Zahi A. Fayad, Michael V. McConnell, Ioannis A. Kakadiaris, George S. Abela, Rozemarijn Vliegenthart, David J. Maron, Jagat Narula, Kim A. Williams, Prediman K. Shah, Matthew J. Budoff, Daniel Levy, Emelia J. Benjamin, Nathan D. Wong, Morteza Naghavi

Artificial intelligence–quantified myosteatosis on coronary artery calcium CT scans independently predicted 19-year atrial fibrillation and heart failure risk and increased risk prediction when combined with the Agatston score.

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