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Erschienen in: Pediatric Cardiology 5/2010

01.07.2010 | Case Report

Commotio Cordis in a 17-Year-Old Baseball Catcher

verfasst von: David Berkson, Hayley Queller, Nathan Holmes, Dug Su Yun, Bradley Sandella, Thomas Sargent

Erschienen in: Pediatric Cardiology | Ausgabe 5/2010

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Commotio cordis is a rare condition resulting from blunt, nonpenetrating trauma to the precordial chest that induces a cardiac arrhythmia. The cascade of events places individuals with no history of cardiac dysfunction at risk for sudden death. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Commotio Cordis in a 17-Year-Old Baseball Catcher
verfasst von
David Berkson
Hayley Queller
Nathan Holmes
Dug Su Yun
Bradley Sandella
Thomas Sargent
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2010
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Pediatric Cardiology / Ausgabe 5/2010
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-009-9633-9

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