01-03-2023, 02:09 PM
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Most cases of sudden death in athletes are due to undiagnosed structural or electrical heart conditions.
According to UpToDate, chest wall protectors have not been proven to prevent commotio cordis and “many” patients were wearing chest protectors at the time of injury.
It’s still more likely he had an undiagnosed heart condition than commotio cordis. We will need to wait on the test results. The most important aspect of sports physicals is to try to identify these athletes. Unfortunately, things like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can go completely undetected and their first symptom can be sudden death. Gaines Adams who played for the Bears is a player who comes to mind.
Most cases of sudden death in athletes are due to undiagnosed structural or electrical heart conditions.
According to UpToDate, chest wall protectors have not been proven to prevent commotio cordis and “many” patients were wearing chest protectors at the time of injury.
It’s still more likely he had an undiagnosed heart condition than commotio cordis. We will need to wait on the test results. The most important aspect of sports physicals is to try to identify these athletes. Unfortunately, things like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can go completely undetected and their first symptom can be sudden death. Gaines Adams who played for the Bears is a player who comes to mind.
