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World J Radiol. Sep 28, 2025; 17(9): 111884
Published online Sep 28, 2025. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v17.i9.111884
Published online Sep 28, 2025. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v17.i9.111884
Post-cardiac arrest imaging: Unraveling etiology and predicting neurological outcome
George Latsios, Andreas Synetos, Constantina Aggeli, Konstantinos Toutouzas, Costas Tsioufis, 1st Department of Cardiology, “Hippokration” General Hospital, Athens Medical School, Athens 11527, Greece
Elias Sanidas, Department of Cardiology, “Laiko” General Hospital, Athens 11527, Greece
Maria Velliou, Department of Emergency Medicine, “Attikon” University Hospital, Athens 12462, Greece
Marina Kalogridaki, Venizelio-Pananio General Hospital, Heraklion 71409, Greece
Pavlos Bounas, Department of Cardiology, "Thriasio" General Hospital, Elefsina 19600, Greece
Author contributions: Latsios G, Sanidas E, and Velliou M contributed to the conceptualization of this manuscript; Latsios G, Sanidas E, Velliou M, Kalogridaki M, Bounas P, Synetos A participated in the writing and review; Latsios G, Aggeli C, Toutouzas K and Tsioufis C contributed to the review and supervision of this manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Corresponding author: George Latsios, MD, PhD, Chief Physician, FESC, 1st Department of Cardiology, “Hippokration” General Hospital, Athens Medical School, Alexandroupoleos 9, Athens 11527, Greece. glatsios@gmail.com
Received: July 14, 2025
Revised: August 17, 2025
Accepted: August 27, 2025
Published online: September 28, 2025
Processing time: 77 Days and 0.2 Hours
Revised: August 17, 2025
Accepted: August 27, 2025
Published online: September 28, 2025
Processing time: 77 Days and 0.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Imaging is vital after cardiac arrest, aiding diagnosis, management, and prognosis. A structured, multimodal approach-including brain, cardiac, chest and abdominopelvic imaging, echocardiography, and angiography-identifies reversible causes, guides therapy, and assesses injury. Whole-body imaging enhances diagnostic yield, enabling rapid, comprehensive evaluation and supporting improved outcomes in survivors.