Sudden cardiac death risk in contact sports increased by myocarditis: a case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Myocarditis is a known cause of sudden cardiac death of the athlete. The impact of direct chest trauma in at-risk sports or activities in patients with a history of myocarditis has never been demonstrated or studied. We report herein two cases of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia secondary to non-penetrating blunt chest trauma while playing contact sports.

Case summary

The first patient, a 26-year-old man described a brief loss of consciousness after having received blunt impact to the chest (typical intensity) while playing a rugby match. The loss of consciousness was total and proceeded by rapid and regular palpitations. He had a history of viral myocarditis 10 years prior with a fibrotic sequalae in the inferolateral wall on cardiac magnetic resonance ima

SUBMITTER: Massoullie G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8185879 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature