Commotio Cordis

Roi Westreich, MD, PhD; Moti Haim, MD; Sergiy Bereza, MD; Yuval Konstantino, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Dec 2019)

Commotio Cordis

Roi Westreich, MD, PhD,
Moti Haim, MD,
Sergiy Bereza, MD,
Yuval Konstantino, MD

Affiliations

Roi Westreich, MD, PhD: Address for correspondence: Dr. Roi Westreich, Department of Cardiology, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 141, Beer-Sheva 84101, Israel.; Department of Cardiology, Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Moti Haim, MD: Department of Cardiology, Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Sergiy Bereza, MD: Department of Cardiology, Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Yuval Konstantino, MD: Department of Cardiology, Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 4
pp. 597 – 601

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We discuss an unusual case of a patient who initially presented with apparent commotio cordis but returned several months later with spontaneous wide complex tachycardia. This case highlights the importance of investigation of survivors of commotio cordis, especially if atypical, to determine if there is underlying cardiac disease. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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