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Published: April 18, 2023
Commotio cordis is extremely rare; quick action essential: call 911, begin CPR and use AED
American Heart Association physician expert provides comment and perspective about an unusual condition that reportedly afflicted NFL player Damar Hamlin, which is due to blunt force trauma to the heart at exactly the wrong time of the heartbeat
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Dr. Tomaselli on commotio cordis and survival
Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D., FAHA, a past volunteer president of the American Heart Association (2011-2012) and the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York.
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Dr. Tomaselli on commotio cordis and survival
Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D., FAHA, a past volunteer president of the American Heart Association (2011-2012) and the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York.
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Dr. Tomaselli on rarity of commotio cordis and its impact
Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D., FAHA, a past volunteer president of the American Heart Association (2011-2012) and the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York.
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Dr. Tomaselli on rarity of commotio cordis and its impact
Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D., FAHA, a past volunteer president of the American Heart Association (2011-2012) and the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York.
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Dr. Tomaselli on who is at risk of commotio cordis
Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D., FAHA, a past volunteer president of the American Heart Association (2011-2012) and the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York.
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Dr. Tomaselli on who is at risk of commotio cordis
Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D., FAHA, a past volunteer president of the American Heart Association (2011-2012) and the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York.
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Dr. Tomaselli on Chain of Survival
Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D., FAHA, a past volunteer president of the American Heart Association (2011-2012) and the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York.
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Dr. Tomaselli on Chain of Survival
Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D., FAHA, a past volunteer president of the American Heart Association (2011-2012) and the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York.
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Dr. Tomaselli on importance of learning CPR
Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D., FAHA, a past volunteer president of the American Heart Association (2011-2012) and the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York.
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Dr. Tomaselli on importance of learning CPR
Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D., FAHA, a past volunteer president of the American Heart Association (2011-2012) and the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York.
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Dr. Tomaselli on anyone can save a life
Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D., FAHA, a past volunteer president of the American Heart Association (2011-2012) and the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York.
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Dr. Tomaselli on anyone can save a life
Gordon F. Tomaselli, M.D., FAHA, a past volunteer president of the American Heart Association (2011-2012) and the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York.
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Dr. Sasson on potential cardiac arrest causes
Comilla Sasson, M.D., Ph.D., discusses Damar Hamlin cardiac arrest during an NFL game. She is Vice President for Science & Innovation for Emergency Cardiovascular Care, oversees science and medicine review at the American Heart Association. She also works in a Colorado emergency department and maintains appointments in the Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado School of Medicine and as the Special Advisor to the Medical Advisory Panel for the Veterans Health Administration.
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News Release 1/3/2023
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Dr. Sasson on potential cardiac arrest causes
Comilla Sasson, M.D., Ph.D., discusses Damar Hamlin cardiac arrest during an NFL game. She is Vice President for Science & Innovation for Emergency Cardiovascular Care, oversees science and medicine review at the American Heart Association. She also works in a Colorado emergency department and maintains appointments in the Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado School of Medicine and as the Special Advisor to the Medical Advisory Panel for the Veterans Health Administration.
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News Release 1/3/2023
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The average heart pumps 2,000 gallons of blood per day! In a 70-year lifetime, an average human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times.
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