Condition: Cardiac Arrest (CA) · Myocardial Infarction (MI) · Sponsor: Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
In a significant portion of patients surviving a cardiac arrest, the event is caused by a myocardial infarction (a narrowing or blockage of one or more blood vessels that supply blood to the heart, the coronary arteries). In some people, this is immediately evident from basic tests; in others, it is more difficult to predict with the currently available tests whether this (or something else) caused the cardiac arrest. We investigate a technique that allows us to also assess the coronary arteries on the CT scan that is performed in patients surviving a cardiac arrest. The coronary angiography is currently the best exam we have for examining the coronary arteries, but it has some disadvantages. Compared to the CT scan, it takes more time, needs a more complex access to the blood vessels, and has some rare but relevant possible complications. The major advantage of the coronary angiography is that there is the possibility of immediate treatment of a narrowed/blocked blood vessel of the heart. The current guidelines advice an urgent coronary angiography when a clear myocardial infarction is suggested on the electrocardiogram, but not when there is no clear indication of myocardial infarction. Nonetheless, a relevant portion (more or less 40%) of the patients without a clearly abnormal electrocardiogram, still have an important problem in the blood vessels of the heart. We aim to determine whether the CT scan provides accurate information about the condition of the blood vessels o…
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