Death in a young athlete due to commotio cordis despite prompt external defibrillation

Heart Rhythm. 2005 Sep;2(9):991-3. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2005.06.016.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Athletic Injuries / complications*
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation*
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology*
  • Defibrillators*
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Thoracic Injuries / complications
  • Treatment Failure
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / diagnosis
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / etiology*
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / therapy*