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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Zand, M.D.[2]

Overview

Cardiac CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of the causes of cardiac arrest by evaluation of left ventricular volumes, ejection fraction,cardiac mass , anomalous origin of coronary arteries , coronary arteries calcification , pulmonary embolism ,aorta dissection.


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Cardiac CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of the causes of cardiac arrest by evaluation of the following:[1]

2017AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for management of sudden cardiac arrest and ventricular arrhythmia

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Class I (Level of Evidence: C)

References

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  2. Al-Khatib, Sana M.; Stevenson, William G.; Ackerman, Michael J.; Bryant, William J.; Callans, David J.; Curtis, Anne B.; Deal, Barbara J.; Dickfeld, Timm; Field, Michael E.; Fonarow, Gregg C.; Gillis, Anne M.; Granger, Christopher B.; Hammill, Stephen C.; Hlatky, Mark A.; Joglar, José A.; Kay, G. Neal; Matlock, Daniel D.; Myerburg, Robert J.; Page, Richard L. (2018). "2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death". Circulation. 138 (13). doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000549. ISSN 0009-7322.

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