Myocardial contusion caused by a baseball.
Myocardial contusion is a rare type of sports injury. We report a case of myocardial contusion caused by a baseball. In this patient, arrhythmias were induced by an exercise test 1 week after injury. That patients with myocardial contusion but without arrhythmias at rest need to be treated carefully is emphasized.
Department of Cardiology, Otsu Red-Cross Hospital, Shiga, Japan.
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M
Morikawa
K
K
Hirose
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T
Mori
J
J
Kusukawa
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N
Tomioka
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Y
Watanabe
D000293:Adolescent; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male