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Sudden cardiac arrest

    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

    • An 11-year-old boy with an unremarkable medical history collapsed with cardiac arrest
      during sport practice.

    • He was successfully resuscitated by immediate cardiac massage.
    • Laboratory tests revealed elevated serum troponin and creatine kinase levels.
    • Electrocardiography showed massive anterior myocardial infarction.
    • Echocardiography revealed anterior wall hypokinesia, but ventricular hypertrophy was not found.
    • The coronary angiogram was considered normal.
    • ECG-gated contrast-enhanced CT was performed.
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