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Blunt chest trauma induced atrial fibrillation in a healthy 16-year-old boy, which resolved spontaneously within 3 days without therapy.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report provides the first evidence that commotio cordis from blunt chest trauma can induce atrial fibrillation in a healthy adolescent, which may resolve spontaneously.
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Blunt chest trauma may induce AF even in healthy adolescents; leaves open need for prospective incidence and management data.
Ota et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Atrial fibrillation (n=1). Blunt chest trauma was evaluated on Atrial fibrillation. Blunt chest trauma induced atrial fibrillation in a healthy 16-year-old boy, which resolved spontaneously within 3 days without therapy.
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