Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Features Associated with the Risk of Cardiac Arrest in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Abstract

Background: Cardiac arrest (CA) is the most severe complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Besides the location and severity of coronary occlusion, different factors may have significant role in the pathogenesis of AMI-related cardiac arrest (CA), but their contribution is still under investigation. The aim of the study was to investigate the cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) features of myocardial injury associated with a higher risk of CA accompanying an AMI.

Keywords

• cardiac arrest
• acute myocardial infarction
• cardiac magnetic resonance
• infarct size
• infarct location