Citation

Davey BT, Quintana C, Upadhyay S. J. Emerg. Trauma Shock 2018; 11(3): 225-227.

Affiliation

Division of Pediatrics Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, University of Connecticut, Connecticut, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, INDO-US Emergency and Trauma Collaborative, Publisher Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/JETS.JETS_78_17

PMID

30429633

PMCID

PMC6182959

Abstract

A 16-year-old male developed palpitations immediately following chest impact with a soccer ball. The patient was noted to have ventricular flutter in a delayed presentation that was successfully treated. While ventricular fibrillation is the predominant arrhythmia following commotio cordis, ventricular flutter may occur as well. Ventricular flutter may be better tolerated in a young athletic individual with structurally normal heart and may lead to a delayed presentation.

Language: en

Keywords

Commotio cordis; palpitations; ventricular flutter