Multimodality imaging in cardiac arrest secondary to severe pectus excavatum and aortic regurgitation: case report
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pectus excavatum, aortic valve insufficiency, cardiac arrest, case reportAbstract
Pectus excavatum is the most common congenital deformity of the chest cavity. In severe cases, it can compress the heart chambers and cause serious complications. We present the case of a 44-year-old man who was resuscitated from cardiac arrest in which severe pectus excavatum coexisted with severe aortic insufficiency. Imaging studies showed that the heart was markedly displaced to the left hemithorax and that there was a narrowing with kinking of the origin of the right coronary artery. It also allowed to quantify the severity of the aortic insufficiency. In this case, multimodal cardiac imaging was essential for identifying the impact of pectus excavatum and aortic insufficiency on cardiac structure and function, which made it possible to establish the pathophysiological mechanism of cardiac arrest and guide clinical management.
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