Commotio cordis - Under-recognized in Europe?: A case report and review

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 378-383

  Solberg, Erik Ekker ^a   Embrå, Bernt Inge ^b   Börjesson, Mats ^c   Herlitz, Johan ^c   Corrado, Domenico ^d  

^a DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Sentrumslegene ^*  (Norway)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiac arrest; Commotio cordis; Exercise; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMMOTIO CORDIS; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUROPE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MORBIDITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMMOTIO CORDIS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EUROPE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; THORACIC INJURIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 79953129037     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: 17418275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741826710389363     Document Type: Article

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