MRI Findings Reflecting Ongoing Cardiac Arrest While Being on an MRI Scanner

Abdallah Q Al Khateeb; Pokhraj P Suthar; Sudeep Bhabad

doi:10.7759/cureus.54608

MRI Findings Reflecting Ongoing Cardiac Arrest While Being on an MRI Scanner

Cureus. 2024 Feb 21;16(2):e54608. doi: 10.7759/cureus.54608. eCollection 2024 Feb.

Authors

Abdallah Q Al Khateeb¹, Pokhraj P Suthar¹, Sudeep Bhabad¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA.

Abstract

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the abrupt loss of cardiac function that results in acute cardiovascular collapse and subsequent decreased or loss of various organ perfusion. Here, we present an interesting case of a 58-year-old man who developed abnormal brain MRI findings reflecting ongoing cardiac arrest due to pulseless electric activity (PEA) during an MRI scan. To our knowledge, this is the first case describing the MRI findings of ongoing cardiac arrest due to PEA. Our case is unique in imaging findings, which are not routinely encountered in day-to-day practice. This case raised awareness among the readers.

Keywords: adult; mri; pulseless electric activity; sudden cardiac arrest; syncope.

Publication types

Case Reports