1. Commotio cordis: A review
- Author
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Mohammed Madadin, Pankaj Singh, Saba Ahmed, Sushil Allen Luis, Syed Ather Hussain, Pradhum Ram, Ritesh G. Menezes, Magdy A. Kharoshah, Huda Fatima, and Sadip Pant
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Thoracic Injuries ,Poison control ,Autopsy ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Wounds, Nonpenetrating ,Sudden death ,Commotio Cordis ,Sudden cardiac death ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,Commotio cordis ,Injury prevention ,medicine ,Humans ,030216 legal & forensic medicine ,Intensive care medicine ,biology ,Athletes ,business.industry ,Health Policy ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Precordium ,Issues, ethics and legal aspects ,Death, Sudden, Cardiac ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Athletic Injuries ,Cardiology ,Female ,Crime ,business ,Law - Abstract
Commotio cordis is an increasingly reported fatal mechano-electric syndrome and is the second most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes. It is most commonly associated with a sports-related injury, wherein, there is a high-velocity impact between a projectile and the precordium. By virtue of this impact, malignant arrhythmias consequently develop leading to the individual’s immediate demise, accompanied by a relatively normal post-mortem analysis. The importance of an autopsy remains paramount to exclude other causes of sudden death. With increasing awareness and reporting, survival rates are beginning to improve; however, prevention of the development of this condition remains the best approach for survival.
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- 2017