@BiggsTroi @ReOpenChris no problem - literally thousands of peer reviewed studies on this lol. Now its your turn, show me the evidence that the vax caused this... ill wait. https://t.co/KJsKiNQDVF https://t.co/PLe6Hg7CXG https://t.co/jPqNkNkWBg
Commotio cordis: ventricular fibrillation triggered by chest impact-induced abnormalities in repolarization.
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Several posts highlight important aspects of commotio cordis, such as the precise timing required for an impact to trigger ventricular fibrillation. For instance, discussions mention, 'a strike at just the right moment can cause a heart attack,' showcasing an understanding of the medical nuances presented in the article. The tone varies from educational to defensive, especially in rebuttals against conspiracy theories suggesting alternative causes for recent medical incidents. The choice of words like 'educate yourself' demonstrates an eagerness to clarify misconceptions and emphasize the importance of recognizing the condition.
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- Commotio cordis occurs when a blow to the chest triggers ventricular fibrillation, which is a life-threatening heart rhythm disturbance.
- The impact can disrupt the heart's electrical signals, leading to abnormal repolarization, a process essential for the heart to reset after each beat.
- Understanding how chest impacts cause these changes is important for prevention and treatment in sports and other activities where there is a risk of blunt chest trauma.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyCommotio cordis: Fibrilación ventricular desencadenada por anomalías en la repolarización inducidas por impacto torácico
Muerte Súbita Cardíaca por Commotio Cordis ➡️ La energía cinética del impacto en el área precordial durante la repolarización ventricular altera la estabilidad eléctrica del miocardio (“fenómeno R sobre T”) dando lugar a una fibrilación ventricular
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RT @emilysharpe: Need a refresher on Commotio Cordis after seeing #BuffaloBills Damar Hamlin collapse? Great review article in @Circulati…
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@Jason42032190 @AmandaP12915562 @toobaffled It’s a medical phenomenon called Commotio Cordis. https://t.co/UkxcMoKFP1
@stkirsch https://t.co/DdpxxKzDPd
@SocialismIsCrap @Reyannefalangee @JoJoFromJerz @TomiLahren “yet commotio cordis has been described in nearly all sports. In those sports in which there is no solid hard ball, commotio occurs secondary to impacts with elbows, fists, and helmets.”https://t.co/a1toVyiGQ7
@esosa_ca https://t.co/xbEHNkwI6j This is what happened. He didn't die twice, once on field with CPR and defibrillator that saved his life. Guy is household name now
@lizfara1 @stkirsch It can still happen with chest protection. https://t.co/e1M5EoXxJy
@Scbolt21 @ProFootballTalk And this, https://t.co/T2RKHxLaUY
@TheDrJon @ucsbman @sanjea @stkirsch Right... It's not in the medical literature...
@stkirsch https://t.co/38mYCYVTuz
@tenebra99 @Doctor_Eric_B Commotio cordis primarily affects young individuals, generally in adolescence. In the Registry, the mean age is 15 years4; there have been very few commotio cordis victims over the age of 20 years. https://t.co/JVAAhLXVbC
@BobPfalzgraf @molsjames https://t.co/oqBM97SW9M This one?
"Until the late 1990s, commotio cordis was only rarely reported. It is thought that this increase in the number of cases is not due to an increase in incidence but rather to a greater awarenes." Listen to the spin! https://t.co/1SzoVwgdX5 https://t.co/rul4V75kbz
@PFF_Brad This is a 11 yr old article, but the most thorough I remembered reading. https://t.co/Rg9IQcEMS5
@NeilAxelrod “Mean age is 15 years; there have been very few commotio cordis victims over the age of 20 years” same article. https://t.co/XC8UL2Kstk
@BonginoReport I am guessing Commotio Cordis. People don't realize a strike to the heart at exactly the right time can cause a heart attack. I'm sure he has been advised not to comment until a decision has been made on his career. Prayers for Demar #demarhamlin https://t.co/hLsliJiGsf.
@Masteryoshi13 @ZOrtiz99 @wealth_turtle @HamlinIsland I’m a BSN, RN, who did my research compiled with known facts. It’s called science! https://t.co/6u17BnKqY2
@Justin_Beatty95 @yaitsbrodie @dpshow https://t.co/XIsXa6jXOc From the experts, my man.
@curtis_perfect @Censored4sure It’s possible but rare. “Approximately 10 to 20 cases are added to the Commotio Cordis Registry yearly…there have been very few commotio cordis victims over the age of 20…Baseball is the most common sport in which commotio occurs” https://t.co/eQYhtBv3qV
@RyanETippins @meinminnie1 @akaclarkkent12 @charliekirk11 https://t.co/j6c8a0hmaW
@TCUby90 @ReOpenChris @HamlinIsland https://t.co/jPqNkNkWBg There you go - now its your turn, prove to me that it is caused by the vaccine lol. Ill wait.
@JackBauer006 @ReOpenChris @HamlinIsland Yall are so stupid lol - you baselessly relate an injury from a well known source of trauma / heart relationship and decide based on nothing to go out and pretend it relates to a vaccine, a situation u have 0 evidence for, & 0 biomechanical mechanisms for https://t.co/jPqNkNkWBg
@BiggsTroi @ReOpenChris no problem - literally thousands of peer reviewed studies on this lol. Now its your turn, show me the evidence that the vax caused this... ill wait. https://t.co/KJsKiNQDVF https://t.co/PLe6Hg7CXG https://t.co/jPqNkNkWBg
@stkirsch @thesassymicrobe There could be several causes and you know that. Commotio cordis is known to occur in impact sports Most people would find it hard to process a near-death experience. Wild, baseless speculation doesn't help matters https://t.co/BqPZYLPeP9
@lewistlc @covfefe4closer @realstewpeters There’s not enough evidence in any case. But read this for more insight if you’d like; it has cases of spontaneous recovery from CC. Couldn’t have been VF…https://t.co/Us7DWyVbfU
@SandraWeeden @21WIRE
@Darkhyacinth @NFLonFOX getting hit in a specific spot on the chest at a specific moment, its called Commotio Cordis https://t.co/3qdLkXBSuU
@derick_jelley @PLongsticking @SCSportsCards01 @PatMcAfeeShow https://t.co/CyZL1OpiQh. Here’s more info on Commotio Cordis if you care to look objectively at evidence
@BourbonOclock @Cernovich https://t.co/sZFkqzcWzH
@JoelCraig1 @BourbonOclock @Cernovich Articles differ. Some describe it as a hard hit. Regardless, commotio cordis seems to be what it was. Sudden blunt impact. Not the damn vaccine. https://t.co/sZFkqzcWzH
RT @mickinmelb: @MRobertsQLD Why are you deliberately spreading misinformation? Commotio Cordis https://t.co/LlAPvMT8LG
RT @mickinmelb: @MRobertsQLD Why are you deliberately spreading misinformation? Commotio Cordis https://t.co/LlAPvMT8LG
@MRobertsQLD Why are you deliberately spreading misinformation? Commotio Cordis https://t.co/LlAPvMT8LG
@NikkiM95301756 He did NOT die due to the vaccine. His heart stopped due to blunt force chest trauma. Thankfully he received mediate medical care. https://t.co/ZmFuOj1vQE
@NikkiM95301756 https://t.co/ZmFuOj1vQE
@dom_moruzzi @healthbyjames Anecdotal at best. The condition is pretty rare. In Pronger's case, his heart re-started pretty much immediately, thus not requiring CPR. This is not always true. No evidence to date points to a vaccine as the cause. https://t.co/Ngf7kcVskv
@wokeidiotparade @ereller25 https://t.co/NAzZlHbVZg
@America18487805 @_WhyreYaTrollin @euqnoj Incorrect statement. It's always happened, it just didn't make the news by blaming McDonald's or the New World Odor. There were no conspiracy theories, just unfortunate deaths that happened to young people. https://t.co/oefbyC2XtU https://t.co/nj4MOg9KAP
@JLknl5 @GreggDoyelStar You mean this diagnosis? https://t.co/zgkV0dmtNq
fyi... Since i heard the word floating around. Anyone that has been hit by a 90 mph fastball understands... Commotio cordis.... https://t.co/r5Hw0BoBLK
@EMNODREATTNOD @KariLake @BIZPACReview I did some research and while it is rare it can happen to men in their 20s. It also can happen to football players who get hit with a helmet to the chest. You should try a little research instead of presenting your opinions as fact! https://t.co/s6unaoeWjt.
@Sherwood7Rhonda @Ttvpeachyexp @elaine_susie @_BarringtonII @BuffaloBills @Phil_Lewis_ @HamlinIsland https://t.co/FsnXYckgxh
@Steigerworld https://t.co/oGC2qkWCLk.
@stingyscott @MotrinRn @bobbyonions17 @hpayne62 @BuffaloBills @AdamSchefter https://t.co/cHbvwUsVsU
@ForIForSForever @Marcosepolos @Treezy_RL @KP4NC @WhitlockJason That is part of it, the stiffening of the chest wall is also considered a reason why its rarely seen in adults. Like most things, its many factors. https://t.co/wG4U5lBbjb
@WhitlockJason The introduction of drugs affecting the heart may cause an increase in the risk of commotio Cordis. Hmmmmm. https://t.co/jsijoMjJqT
@KDog0129 @ComeFlyWithMike @WhitlockJason “In those sports in which there is no solid hard ball, commotio occurs secondary to impacts with elbows, fists, and helmets.” https://t.co/u5jqfUzWKJ
@WhitlockJason https://t.co/Lbto575zZW
@WhitlockJason I'm pretty sure it was the blow to the chest. There's a lot of info out there on it. In fact, part of the ACLS used to call for the precordial thump asa way to to get you out of v-fib, v-tach. https://t.co/485xc5h5hS
@ThaOnly0N3 @AdamSchefter https://t.co/oKK5SATMnv FWIW, my sister has had several people admitted to the ICU with these and believes this is likely. Typically from traumatic crashes and blows to the chest like he recieved, so she thinks that’s highly likely. But with HIPPA, we’ll likely never know.
@WhitlockJason Because medical professionals are confident in the cause. Article dated 2012. https://t.co/4Gl9nvZjCc
@WhitlockJason Ya’ll stupid asf. It’s literally on the internet. https://t.co/bWvJe9GzSR Maybe if ya’ll googled and found FACTS. But, nah. Keep pushin that narrative that no one believes with nothing backing it.
@WhitlockJason https://t.co/bq4YQj2FFl The relevant excerpt, "Impacts at 40 mph were the most likely to cause ventricular fibrillation in a 20-kg swine.18 At velocities of 20 mph, ventricular fibrillation was never induced". Higgins was not moving at 20 mph+.
@ksorbs I hate to tell you, but in sports... yeah they do. And it isn't random, it's caused by impacts triggering fibrillation. Consider reading anything at all. https://t.co/hd9BpnwD9T
@heavyundulation @GolfGrindBlog https://t.co/egtaSC5GPV
@stkirsch Your followers are rabid Steve.
@Customds @giantsrangers20 @ChrisJe40906141 @stkirsch Many sources say heart stops immediately in Commotio Cordis but @giantsrangers20 explained that the heart stopping arrhythmia (VF) can sometimes take a few seconds to initiate, ie the heart may not stop beating immediately: eg 1st VT then VF. https://t.co/diegFoGqJT
@AlanaHo16398799 @PeterSweden7 https://t.co/VbAHHTlQHv
@quad_canceled @PeterSweden7 Ask and you shall receive https://t.co/VbAHHTliRX
@PeterSweden7 Commotio cordis. First described in the 19th century. I found this in about 5 seconds https://t.co/VbAHHTlQHv
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Commotio Cordis | Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology https://t.co/ERNnetftwC
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@Newtonomics1 @AlexBerenson The amount of force is important, but location and timing are too. A strikes 27ms before the T wave causes the heart to go into V-fib in animal models Over a dozen of these injuries are reported yearly, https://t.co/fpjUAo0D56
@JReinerMD @HamlinIsland Here’s the article since I know you’ll all be asking for it + Dr. R needs to freshen up his #commotiocordis knowledge (including screenshots since I’m sure it’ll get taken down now): https://t.co/uUzjl6kGnr https://t.co/zdCnuotNM0
RT @primastcar: Commotio cordis: Fibrilación ventricular desencadenada por anomalías en la repolarización inducidas por impacto torácico
@dapperdyll @chuck_foss @wellboy @merissahansen17 "Commotio cordis primarily affects young individuals, generally in adolescence. In the Registry, the mean age is 15 years4; there have been very few commotio cordis victims over the age of 20 years" https://t.co/ewACjCuWuD
RT @primastcar: Commotio cordis: Fibrilación ventricular desencadenada por anomalías en la repolarización inducidas por impacto torácico
@SEC_CRNA He was hit in the heart by T Higgins. He was hit in the middle of a heart beat and it caused his heart to stop. It is called Commotio Cordis https://t.co/R7XaWJddT4
RT @primastcar: Commotio cordis: Fibrilación ventricular desencadenada por anomalías en la repolarización inducidas por impacto torácico
@shivaninaz This article speculated about a genetic mechanism similar to the drug induced LQTS: https://t.co/ZJNZ2MjxQt. Relevant variants may not reach pathogenic classification with current standards as they may act in a multi factorial manner.
RT @primastcar: Commotio cordis: Fibrilación ventricular desencadenada por anomalías en la repolarización inducidas por impacto torácico
RT @primastcar: Commotio cordis: Fibrilación ventricular desencadenada por anomalías en la repolarización inducidas por impacto torácico
RT @primastcar: Commotio cordis: Fibrilación ventricular desencadenada por anomalías en la repolarización inducidas por impacto torácico
RT @primastcar: Commotio cordis: Fibrilación ventricular desencadenada por anomalías en la repolarización inducidas por impacto torácico
RT @primastcar: Commotio cordis: Fibrilación ventricular desencadenada por anomalías en la repolarización inducidas por impacto torácico
RT @primastcar: Commotio cordis: Fibrilación ventricular desencadenada por anomalías en la repolarización inducidas por impacto torácico
Commotio cordis: Fibrilación ventricular desencadenada por anomalías en la repolarización inducidas por impacto torácico
@wooknponub https://t.co/uoMDfXrs3o
3. And from 2012, with info on fatal and nonfatal occurrences. https://t.co/pWY8tTkK7E
RT @ApoThera: Three-dimensional endocardial mapping of the first 8 beats of ventricular fibrillation in commotio cordis https://t.co/tH4ivC…
@GoodOldCanadian More dishonesty from you acting like it's something new. https://t.co/QbFl5qVclS
@Censored4sure I definitely question the "commotio cordis" narrative, doesn't seem to be the right fit... https://t.co/zoGo8eVyqy
@TomFitton @NFLPA https://t.co/dL4RbnQbUx
@Jdvdmeyer @DrKellyVictory What is your point? Sudden blunt i@pact to the chest. Like I said, more likely to happen to athletes bc of the physical contact. https://t.co/A5hH6rIvfI
RT @ApoThera: Three-dimensional endocardial mapping of the first 8 beats of ventricular fibrillation in commotio cordis https://t.co/tH4ivC…
Three-dimensional endocardial mapping of the first 8 beats of ventricular fibrillation in commotio cordis https://t.co/tH4ivCcdY3 #MedEd #MedTwitter #Cardiology #cardiacarrest #heart #commotiocordis #ICU #PedsICU #emergencymedicine #MedicalStudents #Bioinformatics #Trauma #PICU https://t.co/b05gZvlMuo
@Zigmanfreud Here is a great piece from 2012 that talks about atheletes and Commotio cordis. https://t.co/I8nLCWj2OS
@Against_Grain4 @DAR1797 @RepScottPerry You are hilarious and ridiculous at the same time. Commotio Cordis happens. Here is a great piece from 2012 on it https://t.co/I8nLCWj2OS
@RyanClifford Per study below, commotio cordis out of thousands of events showed ZERO cases below 20mph. The hit was likely 12mph or less over a large surface area helmet. https://t.co/USnmJpfVMo
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What is necessary for commotio cordis is a precisely positioned & timed blow to the heart. The keys? Striking the heart in just the right area at a time just as the heart (specifically the ventricles) is starting to relax. https://t.co/tdc2PpYq8H https://t.co/iAxITHCe4E
@jackiedubois00 @BlueEyedMichie @Redbeard315 @EDFPhotos It’s called “Commotio Cordis” Ventricular Fibrillation Triggered by Chest Impact–Induced Abnormalities in Repolarization https://t.co/z3sGRUwQUt
@BlueEyedMichie @Redbeard315 @EDFPhotos Commotio Cordis Ventricular Fibrillation Triggered by Chest Impact–Induced Abnormalities in Repolarization
@Redbeard315 @BlueEyedMichie @EDFPhotos Commotio Cordis Ventricular Fibrillation Triggered by Chest Impact–Induced Abnormalities in Repolarization
@BlueEyedMichie @EDFPhotos It’s called “Commotio Cordis” Ventricular Fibrillation Triggered by Chest Impact–Induced Abnormalities in Repolarization. When you choose to read about science U learn. https://t.co/z3sGRUwj4V
@FelipeTheCrypto @SteveTVNews What happened to him is called “Commotio Cordis” Ventricular Fibrillation Triggered by Chest Impact–Induced Abnormalities in Repolarization https://t.co/z3sGRUwj4V
@SetJulianFree @LiberalMmama I am not the troll. You believe in conspiracy theories and you should be the embarrassed one. https://t.co/I8nLCWj2OS
@Eddyflaxh @anne_awp @LiberalMmama Here is a good piece. https://t.co/I8nLCWj2OS
@BrianNgo82 @B_Jones2009 @Liz_Wheeler "Only impacts on a narrow region on the upslope of the T wave (40 ms before T-wave peak to the peak of the T wave) will cause ventricular fibrillation, with a markedly increased likelihood with impacts from 30 to 10 ms before the peak of the T wave." https://t.co/k9VAk7DP3w
@aejohnsonphd I happens in baseball, LaCrosse and hockey also. https://t.co/I8nLCWj2OS
@CBW556 @Michael_Yon @ScottAdamsSays One: if you are unaware a fact that Pfizer and Moderna now openly admit, you are way too incurious to bother with. Two: you are asking to source an event that doesn't exist. If you can find it's existence, go for it. Meanwhile you might read this: https://t.co/TlGfTlM82e
@AviBittMD @Schertzing https://t.co/jtVfzd8DjS
Commotio Cordis https://t.co/mBqcuSirNa Ventricular Fibrillation Triggered by Chest Impact–Induced Abnormalities in Repolarization https://t.co/X1CFXPZHHd
@DustinMock8 @AnnaMSpooner See publication: https://t.co/iJfEKK5PXO again I hope a bio kinetic model can be created from the game’s recording to help us understand Commotio Cordis better.
@realaprilhunter @nyyanks4jeter The fact that you think being a "professional athlete" makes you qualified to talk about medical issues is hilarious. Here's an actual paper on the possible cause from a legit source of information other than "your news". https://t.co/bSRKZpsSgU go push your conspiracy elsewhere.
@LauraKronen @catturd2 Actually the average age is 15 years old according to Dr Mark Link's research in 2012 https://t.co/upg8IIVjHX
@40YearsBelowH20 @ScottAdamsSays https://t.co/PdMKpNAHLq
@RonFilipkowski What he most likely suffered was Commotio Cordis Ventricular Fibrillation Triggered by Chest Impact–Induced Abnormalities in Repolarization. A known disorder since the 1800's
@Jadansanford Commotio Cordis Ventricular Fibrillation Triggered by Chest Impact–Induced Abnormalities in Repolarization
@jmswiff Educate yourself. Commotio Cordis Ventricular Fibrillation Triggered by Chest Impact–Induced Abnormalities in Repolarization
@3xandrew Educate yourself Commotio Cordis Ventricular Fibrillation Triggered by Chest Impact–Induced Abnormalities in Repolarization
@thevivafrei Vs Commotio Cordis - which was immediately accepted by MSM as the more/most likely explanation... There are only 10 to 20 cases are added to the Commotio Cordis Registry *a year* https://t.co/IxdBytFQxx
@RightEyeGuy More: https://t.co/mEsE2nc7e4 https://t.co/3TdL2OKV7w
From 2012 pretty eye opening stats. Happens to baseball players as well as other sports. #DamarHamlin #heart https://t.co/I8nLCWj2OS
@ALCinnamonGirl @catincoggnito @ninigirl84 2012 article about it https://t.co/I8nLCWj2OS
https://t.co/Bz62ZaV252 Damlar Hamlin collapsed either due to commotio cordis or cardiac contusion,not necessarily because of vaccine injury ,@elonmusk @timesofindia @toisports @ndtv @IndianExpress @thewire_in @guardian @thetimes @nytimes please note.
@animalsofhockey It’s always a threat with projectile sports…https://t.co/KVnb9DczLI
@DrGJackBrown The significance of Ivana Trump's death. Accident or cleaning up criminal loose ends? https://t.co/doPDFC6tyk
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@PatrickMcEnroe @espn your camera man needs to wear some chest protection. Terrible things can happen with a some of those serves hitting his chest. Check the link. Commotio Cordis | Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology https://t.co/98vKKTS2c4
RT @javieryanguas: Muerte Súbita Cardíaca por Commotio Cordis ➡️ La energía cinética del impacto en el área precordial durante la repolariz…
RT @javieryanguas: Muerte Súbita Cardíaca por Commotio Cordis ➡️ La energía cinética del impacto en el área precordial durante la repolariz…
RT @javieryanguas: Muerte Súbita Cardíaca por Commotio Cordis ➡️ La energía cinética del impacto en el área precordial durante la repolariz…
RT @javieryanguas: Muerte Súbita Cardíaca por Commotio Cordis ➡️ La energía cinética del impacto en el área precordial durante la repolariz…
RT @javieryanguas: Muerte Súbita Cardíaca por Commotio Cordis ➡️ La energía cinética del impacto en el área precordial durante la repolariz…
Muerte Súbita Cardíaca por Commotio Cordis ➡️ La energía cinética del impacto en el área precordial durante la repolarización ventricular altera la estabilidad eléctrica del miocardio (“fenómeno R sobre T”) dando lugar a una fibrilación ventricular
Commotio Cordis: Ventricular Fibrillation Triggered by Chest Impact–Induced Abnormalities in Repolarization https://t.co/dkWUlQvMLo