Recurrent commotio cordis: Déjà vu
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Introduction Commotio cordis is defined as sudden cardiac death caused by a chest blow to the anterior chest. Events are predominantly reported in youth sports of baseball, lacrosse and hockey when the ball or puck strikes the chest. But commotio cordis can occur with other relatively innocent blows to the anterior chest wall, including fists, elbows and other objects. The mechanism of commotio cordis is ventricular fibrillation induced by an appropriately timed strike on the upslope of the T-wave.
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Advances in Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
Commotio cordis is a phenomenon in which a sudden blunt impact to the chest causes sudden death in the absence of cardiac damage. This condition was first described in the middle of the 18th century in the context of chest trauma among workers.1 Through most of the 20th century, it was only sporadically reported. In the last 2 or 3 decades, commotio cordis events have primarily occurred in spor...
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دوره 1 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2015