A Case of Commotio Cordis.
10.4070/kcj.2003.33.8.719
- Author:
Hyoung Seob PARK
1
;
Seong Wook HAN
;
Yun Kyeong CHO
;
Hyuck Jun YUN
;
Young Soo LEE
;
Dae Woo HYUN
;
Seung Ho HUR
;
Kee Sik KIM
;
Yoon Nyun KIM
;
Kwon Bae KIM
;
Nam Hee PARK
;
Kyoung Sook WON
;
Sea Kwan PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea. swhan@dsmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sudden cardiac death;
Ventricular fibrillation
- MeSH:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Baseball;
Child;
Commotio Cordis*;
Death, Sudden;
Death, Sudden, Cardiac;
Heart;
Hockey;
Humans;
Sports;
Strikes, Employee;
Thoracic Wall;
Thorax;
Ventricular Fibrillation
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2003;33(8):719-722
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
