Felix Troger, Gert Klug, Paulina Poskaite, Christina Tiller, Ivan Lechner, Martin Reindl, Magdalena Holzknecht, Priscilla Fink, Eva-Maria Brunnauer, Elke R Gizewski, Bernhard Metzler, Sebastian Reinstadler, Agnes Mayr
BACKGROUND: Mitral annular disjunction (MAD), defined as defective attachment of the mitral annulus to the ventricular myocardium, has recently been linked to malignant arrhythmias. However, its role and prognostic significance in patients requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) remain unknown. This retrospective analysis aimed to describe the prevalence and significance of MAD by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients. METHODS: Eighty-six patients with OHCA and a CMR scan 5 days after CPR (interquartile range (IQR): 49 days before - 9 days after) were included...
April 11, 2024: Clinical Research in Cardiology: Official Journal of the German Cardiac Society