Commotio cordis differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maryam Hadipour, M.D.[2]Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]

Differential diagnosis

Commotio cordis should be distinguished from a condition called a cardiac contusion, which occurs when a blunt strike to the chest damages the structural heart structures. Motor vehicle accidents are an example of such a case.