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Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest could be commotio cordis or a more common condition

Headline from 12News Now Beaumont, on the newest of 2 developments

One heart doctor explains that usually when a healthy athlete experiences sudden cardiac arrest, the cause is one of two more common conditions.

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  1. Damar Hamlin: Cardiac arrest, heart attack and heart failure signs and symptoms to know

    Headline from FOX 35 Orlando ·

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    Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest could be commotio cordis or a more common condition

    Headline from 12News Now Beaumont ·

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  1. FOX 35 Orlando

    Damar Hamlin: Cardiac arrest, heart attack and heart failure signs and symptoms to know (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest when he collapsed during Monday night's football game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Here are the signs and symptoms to know for sudden cardiac arrest, heart attack and heart failure.

  2. WTOL Toledo

    What happened to Damar Hamlin? How cardiac arrest is different from heart attack (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    WTOL Toledo's feed description

    Half of cardiac arrests happen to people who did not know they had a heart problem, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

  3. WMUR

    Cardiologist offers context for possible cause of Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    On the field, medical personnel quickly rushed to Damar Hamlin’s side and began CPR, something that a local cardiologist said was very important.

  4. NBC News

    What caused Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest? Doctors say his heart likely healthy before collapse (opens NBC News)

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    Heart experts not involved in Hamlin's care think that the right hit at the wrong time caused the Bills safety to go into cardiac arrest.

  5. New York Times

    Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest: What We Know and Don’t Know (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Cardiac doctors say that blows to the chest causing an erratic heart rhythm are highly unusual, but not unheard-of in sports.

  6. 12News Now Beaumont

    Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest could be commotio cordis or a more common condition (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    12News Now Beaumont's feed description

    One heart doctor explains that usually when a healthy athlete experiences sudden cardiac arrest, the cause is one of two more common conditions.

  7. Wfmy News 2

    Heart doctor explains what could have caused Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    One heart doctor explains that usually when a healthy athlete experiences sudden cardiac arrest, the cause is one of two more common conditions.

  8. KING 5 Seattle

    University of Washington Doctors discuss Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest (opens KING 5 Seattle)

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    KING 5 Seattle's feed description

    The Buffalo Bills said that on Monday night safety Damar Hamlin experienced cardiac arrest on the field after colliding with another player.

  9. InForum

    Local doctor speaks about Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest (opens InForum)

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    InForum's feed description

    Cardiologist, Dr. Thomas Haldis, says cardiac events unfortunately happen more often than we realize during sporting events.

  10. Wfmy News 2

    Medical experts weigh in on Damar Hamlin cardiac arrest (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Pediatric cardiologist for Novant Health, Dr. Bill Hammill said events like this are very rare.

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