Commotio cordis during prolonged cardiac ventricular repolarization due to exercise-induced hypokalemia: A case report

Journal of Acute Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 19-22

  Chen, Chen Bin ^a   Lin, Chi Chun ^a   Chen, Jih Chang ^a   Kuo, Chan Wei ^a   Weng, Yi Ming ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiac concussion; Commotio cordis; Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; MYOGLOBIN; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; BASKETBALL; CARDIAC VENTRICULAR REPOLARIZATION; CASE REPORT; CHEST CONTUSION; CHEST TIGHTNESS; COMMOTIO CORDIS; CONTUSION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXERCISE INDUCED HYPOKALEMIA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEADACHE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MYALGIA; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; QTC INTERVAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TELEPHONE; THORAX INJURY;

EID: 84962091330     PISSN: 22115587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacme.2016.03.001     Document Type: Article

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