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Descriptor English: Commotio Cordis
Descriptor Spanish: Commotio Cordis
Descriptor conmoción cardíaca
Entry term(s) concusión cardíaca
Scope note: ARRITMIA CARDÍACA súbita (por ejemplo, FIBRILACIÓN VENTRICULAR) causada por un impacto contundente no penetrante en la región precordial de la pared torácica. La  conmoción cardíaca a menudo resulta en muerte súbita si no se realiza una desfibrilación inmediata. 
Descriptor Portuguese: Commotio Cordis
Descriptor French: Commotio cordis
Entry term(s): Cardiac Concussion
Cardiac Concussions
Concussion, Cardiac
Concussions, Cardiac
Tree number(s): C14.280.067.441
C26.891.375.750.500
C26.974.250.875.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056104
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2010
History Note: 2010
Related: Death, Sudden, Cardiac MeSH
DeCS ID: 53537
Unique ID: D056104
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Date Established: 2010/01/01
Date of Entry: 2009/07/06
Revision Date: 2016/05/31
Commotio Cordis - Preferred
Concept UI M0525708
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Commotio Cordis
Entry term(s) Cardiac Concussion
Cardiac Concussions
Concussion, Cardiac
Concussions, Cardiac



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