Citation

Lander BS, Zilinyi RS, Einstein AJ, Leb JS, Rosenbaum MS, Bacha EA, Sampson B, Tolani S. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Case Rep. 2022; 4(17): 1070-1073.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.03.015

PMID

36124146

PMCID

PMC9481904

Abstract

Commotio cordis is a rare cause of sudden cardiac arrest from blunt chest trauma; however, it is a diagnosis of exclusion. We present a case of sudden cardiac arrest in a collegiate athlete initially attributed to commotio cordis but in whom further history and workup revealed another rare condition. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

Language: en

Keywords

exercise; ALCAPA, anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery; CCTA, coronary computed tomographic angiogram; congenital heart defect; coronary vessel anomaly; ECG, electrocardiogram; LCA, left coronary artery; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy; PA, pulmonary artery; RCA, right coronary artery; SCA, sudden cardiac arrest; sports cardiology; sudden cardiac arrest; TTE, transthoracic echocardiogram; ventricular fibrillation