"Like they're on the Yankees." Commotio cordis is a rare condition that happens when the heart is hit hard during a specific 40-millisecond window in the heart's cycle. If CPR isn't given within ...

Blunt trauma is one possibility, triggering something called commotio cordis. In this rare scenario, a direct hit to the chest can result in cardiac arrest by making the heart go into an abnormal ...

She has had three operations to place her heart back in her chest. The condition, ectopia cordis, is extremely rare, with only a few cases per million births, of which most are stillborn.

31 A blow to the chest in the area of the heart, called commotio cordis, or cardiac concussion is a rare cause of sudden death in athletes. This condition often occurs in children or adolescents with ...

According to the Buffalo Bills, Hamlin brought the trainers together for a dinner on Jan. 2 to announce the scholarship, the ...

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin faced a life-altering moment during an NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals. While tackling Bengals receiver Tee Higgins, Hamlin ...

Robert Lookstein is a paid consultant for Medrad Interventional and receives honoraria for speaking and teaching activities from Cordis Cardiac and Vascular Institute. The authors have no other ...

The respective injury mechanisms implicated in traumatic sudden death and cardiac arrest are demonstrated in figure 4. Field position was reported in 12 cases (six goalkeepers, five midfielders and ...