Open AccessComplete Heart Block Following a Blow on the Chest by a Soccer Ball: A Rare Manifestation of Commotio Cordis
Author(s) -
Thakar Saurabh,
Chandra Preeti,
Pednekar Manali,
Kabalkin Chaim,
Shani Jacob
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
annals of noninvasive electrocardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1542-474X
pISSN - 1082-720X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1542-474x.2012.00518.x
Subject(s) - medicine , blunt , cardiology , ventricular fibrillation , atrioventricular block , right bundle branch block , heart block , electrocardiography , surgery
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.