ON JUNE 12, 2025 —timed to National Men’s Health Week—the editors of Men’s Health hosted the inaugural Men’s Health Lab, an ...

Hamlin was experiencing commotio cordis, a rare condition that can occur when a blow to the chest disrupts the heart's electrical activity. He faced a long road to recovery, ...

A youth soccer match in Wilson, New York, turned dramatic when coach Andrew Pihlblad's heart stopped on the sideline.

Hamlin was experiencing commotio cordis, a rare condition that can occur when a blow to the chest disrupts the heart's electrical activity. He faced a long road to recovery, ...

Brisker was nearing the end of his rookie season in 2022 when Hamlin suffered commotio cordis, leading to cardiac arrest, as the result of blunt force trauma to the chest.

Blows to the chest, specifically to the precordium, can trigger ventricular fibrillation without causing structural injury to the ribs, sternum or the heart itself (ie, commotio cordis).40 Commotio ...

Doctors say DiCarlo suffered from an injury called commotio cordis, similar to a hectic disruption of the heart rhythm, throwing the heartbeat off, Dr. Alon Gitig, director of cardiology at Mount ...

Brisker was nearing the end of his rookie season in 2022 when Hamlin suffered commotio cordis, leading to cardiac arrest, as the result of blunt force trauma to the chest.

The Cook County medical examiner listed the boy’s death as accidental with the primary cause being commotio cordis, a disruption of the heart, which is most commonly caused by a blow to the chest.

Background—Precordial blows in sports and daily activities can trigger ventricular fibrillation (VF) (commotio cordis). Whereas chest wall blows are common, commotio cordis is rare. Although factors ...