Korean Circ J.
2003 Aug;33(8):719-722. 10.4070/kcj.2003.33.8.719.
A Case of Commotio Cordis
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea. swhan@dsmc.or.kr
- 2Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea.
- 3Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea.
- 4Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Handong University, Pohang, Korea.
- KMID: 1858781
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2003.33.8.719
Abstract
- Commotio cordis is sudden death due to a non-penetrating chest wall impact in the absence of structural injury to the heart and chest wall. It usually occurs during sports games, like baseball, ice-hockey and soft balls, in young children. When objects (baseball, hockey puck, etc) strike the chest, a fatal arrhythmia like ventricular fibrillation can occur. We report a case of ventricular fibrillation that occurred after a light blunt trauma to the chest wall.
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