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A sudden CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA (e.g., VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION) caused by a blunt, non-penetrating impact to the precordial region of chest wall. Commotio cordis often results in sudden death without prompt cardiopulmonary defibrillation.
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- Cardiac Concussion
- Cardiac Concussions
- Concussion, Cardiac
- Concussions, Cardiac
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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2010
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- National Library of Medicine. Commotio Cordis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D056104. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D056104
- Commotio Cordis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commotio_cordis
- Commotio Cordis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1615537