Sudden cardiac death echocardiography and ultrasound
Echocardiography
Echocardiography may be helpful in the diagnosis the cause of lethal arrhythmia and sudden cardiac arrest by assessment of the following:[1]
- Regional wall motion abnormality
- Systolic function of left ventricle
- Evidence of myocardial infarction
- Valvular heart disease such as aortic stenosis
- Right ventricular cardiomyopathy
- Pericardial effusion, Tamponade
- Aorta dissection
2017AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for management of sudden cardiac arrest and ventricular arrhythmia
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- ↑ Parker, Brian K.; Salerno, Alexis; Euerle, Brian D. (2018). "The Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography During Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation: A Literature Review". Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 38 (5): 1141–1151. doi:10.1002/jum.14794. ISSN 0278-4297.