@article{ref1,
title="Dangerous impact--commotio cordis",
journal="Cardiology",
year="2000",
author="Wang, J. N. and Tsai, Y. C. and Chen, S. L. and Chen, Y. and Lin, C. S. and Wu, J. M.",
volume="93",
number="1-2",
pages="124-126",
abstract="Sudden death following blunt chest trauma is a frightening occurrence known as 'commotio cordis' or 'concussion of the heart'. It is speculated that commotio cordis could be caused by ventricular fibrillation secondary to an impact-induced energy that was transmitted via the chest wall to the myocardium during its vulnerable repolarization period. We describe a survivor of commotio cordis caused by a baseball. In this patient, an initial ventricular fibrillation was documented and converted by direct current defibrillation. Serial electrocardiographic changes (bifascicular conduction block and T wave inversion in precordial leads) were noticed in this patient. Our case suggested that coronary vasospasm might also play a role in commotio cordis.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0008-6312",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}