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by sliverstorm 3990 days ago
Undiagnosed conditions aside, there is also commotio cordis, which I believe has killed a number of high school sportsmen.
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Commotio cordis (Latin, "agitation of the heart") is an often lethal disruption of heart rhythm that occurs as a result of a blow to the area directly over the heart (the precordial region), at a critical time during the cycle of a heart beat causing cardiac arrest. It is a form of ventricular fibrillation (V-Fib), not mechanical damage to the heart muscle or surrounding organs, and not the result of heart disease. The fatality rate is about 65%. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commotio_cordis