Commotio cordis: Ventricular fibrillation triggered by chest impact-induced abnormalities in repolarization

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 425-432

  Link, Mark S ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; BASEBALL; COMMOTIO CORDIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEART CONTUSION; HEART INJURY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN DEATH; THORAX; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT;

ANIMALS; COMMOTIO CORDIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MODELS, ANIMAL; RESUSCITATION; SPORTS; THORAX; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84862248748     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.111.962712     Document Type: Article

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