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A brief introduction on demographics is followed by a section on the aims of investigation of sudden cardiac death. Specific cardiac causes are dealt with in turn: congenital heart disease, coronary artery anomalies, cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and metabolic disease. A section is then devoted to cases where there is no morphological abnormality and death is due to ion channelopathy. There is a separate discussion of sudden infant death syndrome as a possible sudden cardiac death. The chapter closes with a brief discussion of commotio cordis.

Blunt chest trauma in pediatric patients can result in various injuries to the myocardium. Cardiac concussion (commotio cordis) is seen in patients in whom the precordium has been struck with relatively little force at a vulnerable period of the cardiac cycle. These patients have no predisposing cardiac problems, and autopsy reveals no evidence of heart damage. The usual clinical presentation is that of immediate collapse secondary to a lethal arrhythmia. Prevention is the cornerstone of potentially decreasing the incidence with the aid of safety equipment and, possibly, immediate defibrillation.

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Chapter 15 - Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young

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Cardiac concussion (commotio cordis)

Mandating automated external defibrillators in schools: Fire, ready, aim!

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Chapter 15 - Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young

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Cardiac concussion (commotio cordis)

Mandating automated external defibrillators in schools: Fire, ready, aim!