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Blunt Chest Wall Trauma Leading to Sudden Cardiac Arrest (JACC Case Reports September 2024)
Blunt Chest Wall Trauma Leading to Sudden Cardiac Arrest

A 54-year-old hockey player survived sudden cardiac arrest after a chest slapshot, receiving immediate resuscitation and defibrillation of ventricular fibrillation. Examinations revealed chest trauma, subclinical single-vessel disease; a coronary dissection couldn’t be ruled out. The patient recovered without complications, underscoring the importance of rescue equipment in sports facilities.

 

JACC Case Reports Interim Editors-in-Chief 

Mary Norine Walsh, MD, MACC

Eric Bates, MD, MACC 

CME Editor 

Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD

 

Author

Kelvin N.V. Bush, MD, FACC, CCDS


 

Important Dates

Date of Release: September 4, 2024 

Term of Approval/Date of CME/MOC Expiration: September 3, 2025

 

Summary
Availability: On-Demand
Expires on Sep 03, 2025
Cost: FREE
Credit Offered:
1 CME Credit
1 ABIM-MOC Point
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