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Cardiac arrest with an aortic valve prosthesis

    Author: Jean-François Paul, MD, Plessis-Robinson, France
    Body Region: Cardiovascular

    1. Patient presentation
    2. CT Images
    3. CT Findings
    4. Diagnosis
    5. References

    1. Patient presentation

    • A 78-year-old woman presented with cardiac arrest following surgical implantation of an aortic
      valve prosthesis.

    • Just after reanimation, coronary CT angiography was performed to evaluate the aortic root and
      the coronary arteries.
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