Commotio cordis and L‐type calcium channel mutation: Is there a link?
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Commotio Cordis
Sudden arrhythmic death as a result of a blunt chest wall blow has been termed Commotio Cordis (CC). CC is being reported with increasing frequency with more than 180 cases now described in the United States Commotio Cordis Registry. The clinical spectrum is diverse; however young athletes tend to be most at risk, with victims commonly being struck by projectiles regarded as standard implements...
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BACKGROUND Commotio cordis events due to precordial blows triggering ventricular fibrillation are a cause of sudden death (SD) during sports and also daily activities. Despite the absence of structural cardiac abnormalities, these events have been considered predominantly fatal with low survival rates. OBJECTIVE To determine whether expected mortality rates for commotio cordis have changed ov...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0147-8389,1540-8159
DOI: 10.1111/pace.13739