TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Commotio cordis: a review
JO  - Medicine, science, and the law
A1  - Menezes, Ritesh G.
A1  - Fatima, Huda
A1  - Hussain, Syed Ather
A1  - Ahmed, Saba
A1  - Singh, Pankaj Kumar
A1  - Kharoshah, Magdy A.
A1  - Madadin, Mohammed
A1  - Ram, Pradhum
A1  - Pant, Sadip
A1  - Luis, Sushil Allen
SP  - 146
EP  - 151
VL  - 57
IS  - 3
N2  - Commotio cordis is an increasingly reported fatal mechano-electric syndrome and is the second most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes. It is most commonly associated with a sports-related injury, wherein, there is a high-velocity impact between a projectile and the precordium. By virtue of this impact, malignant arrhythmias consequently develop leading to the individual's immediate demise, accompanied by a relatively normal post-mortem analysis. The importance of an autopsy remains paramount to exclude other causes of sudden death. With increasing awareness and reporting, survival rates are beginning to improve; however, prevention of the development of this condition remains the best approach for survival.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025802417712883
ID  - ref1
ER  -