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- Title
Unexplained Cardiac Arrest After Near Drowning in a Young Experienced Swimmer: Insight from Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
- Authors
Mantini, Cesare; Messalli, Giancarlo; Paloscia, Leonardo; Mastrodicasa, Domenico; Francone, Marco; Mascellanti, Marco; D'alleva, Alberto; Cotroneo, Antonio Raffaele
- Abstract
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) is a well-established noninvasive imaging modality in clinical cardiology. Its ability to provide tissue characterization make it well suited for the study of patients with cardiac diseases. We describe a multi-modality imaging evaluation of a 45-year-old man who experienced a near drowning event during swimming. We underline the unique capability of tissue characterization provided by cMRI, which allowed detection of subtle, clinically unrecognizable myocardial damage for understanding the causes of sudden cardiac arrest and also showed the small damages caused by cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Subjects
CARDIOVASCULAR disease diagnosis; CARDIAC arrest; CARDIOPULMONARY resuscitation; RESUSCITATION from drowning; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; MYOCARDIUM; SWIMMING
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Radiology, 2016, Vol 13, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
1735-1065
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5812/iranjradiol.36779