Multimodality imaging for resuscitated sudden cardiac death

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2015 Jan:16 Suppl 1:S1-3. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32835fe4da.

Abstract

We present a case that elegantly illustrates the utility of two novel noninvasive imaging techniques, computed tomography (CT) coronary angiography and cardiac MRI, in the diagnosis and management of a 27-year-old man with exertion-induced cardiac arrest caused by an anomalous right coronary artery. CT coronary angiography with 3D reformatting delineated the interarterial course of an anomalous right coronary artery compressed between the aorta and pulmonary artery, whereas cardiac MRI showed a small myocardial infarction in the right coronary artery territory not detected on echocardiography. This case highlights the value of novel multimodality imaging techniques in the risk stratification and management of patients with resuscitated cardiac arrest.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Coronary Angiography / methods
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / complications
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology*
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology*
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / pathology
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Arrest / complications
  • Heart Arrest / diagnosis*
  • Heart Arrest / etiology
  • Heart Arrest / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Multimodal Imaging / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed