Commotio Cordis: Indeed?

Roi Westreich; Moti Haim; Sergiy Bereza; Yuval Konstantino

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.09.010

Commotio Cordis: Indeed?

JACC Case Rep. 2019 Nov 6;1(4):597-601. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.09.010. eCollection 2019 Dec.

Authors

Roi Westreich¹, Moti Haim¹, Sergiy Bereza¹, Yuval Konstantino¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

Abstract

We discuss an unusual case of a patient who initially presented with apparent commotio cordis but returned several months later with spontaneous wide complex tachycardia. This case highlights the importance of investigation of survivors of commotio cordis, especially if atypical, to determine if there is underlying cardiac disease. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

Keywords: CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance; EPS, electrophysiological study; ICD, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; LGE, late gadolinium enhancement; LV, left ventricular; VF, ventricular fibrillation; VT, ventricular tachycardia; commotio cordis; electrophysiological study; implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; ventricular tachycardia.

Publication types

Case Reports