Blunt Chest Trauma Can Cause Irregular Heartbeat in Children
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Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A case study at the University of Hawaii discovered that blunt chest trauma, which had been known to cause death in young athletes, may also cause an irregular heartbeat.
According to the study, published in the journal Pediatrics, the case at the John A. Burns School of Medicine in Honolulu is the first case of atrial fibrillation caused by blunt chest trauma in a young child.
Blunt chest trauma is the second-leading cause of death in young athletes.
The teenager in Hawaii’s condition resolved itself without causing cardiac arrest.
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