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Commotio Cordis in a 17-Year-Old Baseball Catcher

Authors: David Berkson, Hayley Queller, Nathan Holmes, Dug Su Yun, Bradley Sandella, Thomas Sargent

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 5/2010

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Commotio cordis is a rare condition resulting from blunt, nonpenetrating trauma to the precordial chest that induces a cardiac arrhythmia. The cascade of events places individuals with no history of cardiac dysfunction at risk for sudden death. …

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Title: Commotio Cordis in a 17-Year-Old Baseball Catcher
Authors: David Berkson
Hayley Queller
Nathan Holmes
Dug Su Yun
Bradley Sandella
Thomas Sargent
Publication date: 01-07-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 5/2010
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-009-9633-9

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