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Cardiac Concussion

A sudden CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA (e.g., VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION) caused by a blunt, non-penetrating impact to the precordial region of chest wall. Commotio cordis often results in sudden death without prompt cardiopulmonary defibrillation.

Synonyms(2)

Synonym
Cardiac Concussion
Commotio Cordis

Research Excerpts

Overview

ExcerptReference
"Commotio cordis is potentialized by a lethal set of three including, a certain impact velocity, an exact location of the hit over the cardiac silhouette, and a precise timing 15 m/s prior to the peak of the T-wave."( Contargyris, C; Peytel, E, 2012)

Research

Studies (2)

TimeframeStudies, This Condition (%)All Conditions %
pre-19900 (0.00)23.3326
1990's0 (0.00)12.5806
2000's0 (0.00)18.1394
2010's2 (100.00)28.8240
2020's0 (0.00)9.53
DrugIndicatedRelationship StrengthStudiesTrials
blister0low10

Protein Targets (18)

ProteinPotency MeasurementsInhibition MeasurementsActivation MeasurementsDrugs
TDP1 protein1001
Microtubule-associated protein tau1001
regulator of G-protein signaling 41001
Myosin-2 heavy chain, non muscle0101
Myosin-2 heavy chain0101
Myosin IC heavy chain0101
Cytochrome P450 2C190101
Myosin-90101
Myosin-100101
Unconventional myosin-X0101
Myosin-70101
Unconventional myosin-Ib0101
Myosin-40101
Myosin-140101
Nonmuscle myosin heavy chain0101
Unconventional myosin-Va0101
Myosin heavy chain, non-muscle0101
Unconventional myosin-XV0101
[prepared from compound, protein, and bioassay information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]