Commotio Cordis: Indeed?

We discuss an unusual case of a patient who initially presented with apparent commotio cordis but returned several months later with spontaneous wide complex tachycardia. This case highlights the importance of investigation of survivors of commotio cordis, especially if atypical, to determine if the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Westreich, Roi, Haim, Moti, Bereza, Sergiy, Konstantino, Yuval
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8289088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34316887
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.09.010
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Sumario:We discuss an unusual case of a patient who initially presented with apparent commotio cordis but returned several months later with spontaneous wide complex tachycardia. This case highlights the importance of investigation of survivors of commotio cordis, especially if atypical, to determine if there is underlying cardiac disease. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

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