Commotio cordis - Sudden cardiac death with chest wall impact

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-122

  Madias, Christopher ^a   Maron, Barry J ^b   Weinstock, Jonathan ^a   Estes III, N A Mark ^a   Link, Mark S ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Commotio cordis; Mechano electric coupling; Sudden death; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

ANESTHESIA; ATHLETE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMMOTIO CORDIS; DEFIBRILLATION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART DEATH; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART INJURY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA; THORAX INJURY; THORAX WALL;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; THORACIC INJURIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 33845673749     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00684.x     Document Type: Review

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