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This study aimed to develop an exploratory model integrating late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance (LGE-CMR) scar characteristics with computational VT simulation to discriminate sustained VT, compared against LVEF.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this single-centre retrospective study, consecutive patients with suspected SHD who underwent LGE-CMR were enrolled. Patients with LGE-positive underwent quantitative scar analysis, personalized digital heart-twin reconstruction, and virtual electrophysiological simulation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 82 patients (mean age 59.1 years; 82.9% male), 15 experienced sustained VT. Lower LVEF was associated with sustained VT (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.008; C-statistic: 0.730), as was visual LGE positivity (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.023; C-statistic: 0.634). Among LGE-positive patients, those with sustained VT had a larger core scar [10.0 [5.9, 14.8]% vs. 2.2 [1.1, 4.7]%;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001], larger grey zone [14.0 [10.9, 14.7]% vs. 5.7 [2.3, 9.2]%;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001], higher VT inducibility [50.0 [22.9, 66.9]% vs. 0 (0, 21.1)%;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001], and a greater number of inducible VT circuits [2 [2, 4] vs. 0 [0, 2];\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001]. An integrated LGE-VTsim index, derived from these four parameters, effectively discriminated sustained VT (C-statistic: 0.816) and remained independently associated with sustained VT after adjusting for LVEF (OR: 1.029; 95% CI: 1.008\u20131.051;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.007).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The LGE-VTsim index, integrating quantitative LGE-CMR scar assessment with computational simulation, represents a promising exploratory parameter in identifying patients at risk of sustained VT in SHD, beyond LVEF.<\/jats:p>\n                  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