@article{ref1,
title="Complete heart block following a blow on the chest by a soccer ball: a rare manifestation of commotio cordis",
journal="Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology",
year="2012",
author="Thakar, Saurabh and Chandra, Preeti and Pednekar, Manali and Kabalkin, Chaim and Shani, Jacob",
volume="17",
number="3",
pages="280-282",
abstract="Commotio cordis is a rare type of blunt cardiac injury in which low impact chest trauma causes sudden cardiac arrest, usually occurs from being struck by a projectile during sports. The most common arrhythmia during commotio cordis is ventricular fibrillation, although complete heart block and an idioventricular rhythm have also been reported. We describe a case of a young patient who presented with a persistent third-degree atrioventricular block and a left bundle branch block, following blunt chest trauma, as a result of blow by soccer ball and subsequently needed a permanent pacemaker.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1082-720X",
doi="10.1111/j.1542-474X.2012.00518.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1542-474X.2012.00518.x"
}