Monday Night Football brings attention to condition called commotio cordis

An emotional scene unfolded during Monday Night Football this week.  The safety for the Buffalo Bills, Damar Hamlin, collapsed on the field after being hit in the first quarter of the matchup between the Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals.   The nation watched in disbelief as Hamlin had suffered from cardiac arrest due to the hit he received from the other team.  Allen Anderson, MD, head of cardiology at UT Health San Antonio, talks to KSAT about a condition called commotio cordis, which he explains is a heart rhythm disturbance that can occur from a sudden impact to the heart.  He discusses how it usually occurs from sports with a flying projectile, like a baseball or a hockey puck.  It is a rare condition, but he stated that he does see a few cases a year.  Read more about this condition in this article by KSAT.