This is a graphic from an NEJM article which shows that Commotio cordis is when blunt trauma occurs during an appx 20msec Period during the T wave of the ekg causing degeneration into ventricular fibrillation-which is a fatal rhythm if not immediately defibrillated.

Shocking news. Looks like Damar Hamlin suffered a commotio cordis. Hope he recovers asap.

Tricuspid valve endocarditis Cardioprinciples Prof. Dr. Baris Bugan American Society of Echocardiography #echofirst #CardioTwitter #FOAMed #MedTwitter

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Huge myxoma #echofirst #CardioTwitter #FOAMed #MedTwitter

Have you spot the woven coronary artery? #CardioTwitter #MedTwitter #FOAMed Prof. Dr. Baris Bugan RB&HH Education 🩺 pocus.sg SABOURETCardiologist

being invisible can be deceiving. #CardioTwitter #MedTwitter #Cardiology Prof. Dr. Baris Bugan

4. Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm into the RV 🎥Dr G Rajesh (Gopalan Nair Rajesh). #POCUS #CardioEd #echofirst #ENARM #medicaleducation #ultrasound #MedEd #Cardiology #MedTwitter #CardioTwitter #FOAMed #FOAMcc #cardiologist

LAA Occlusion #CardioTwitter #Cardiology #MedTwitter #FOAMed #echofirst

Takayasu's arteritis

Pacemaker detachment with too shallow pocket provoked skin erosion.

ASD Closure Prof. Dr. Baris Bugan RB&HH Education Cardiotweet SABOURETCardiologist Congenital Cardiology Today #echofirst #CardioTwitter #MedTwitter #FOAMed #echo

Left ventricular apical pseudoaneurysm in an 83 year old patient, found incidentally 2 years after transseptal mitral vale-in-valve implantation. #cardiotwitter European Society of Cardiology Dr Roxana Mehran Heart_SCCT MIЯVΛƬ #IC ༄ ｡° Mohamed Marwan Maros Ferencik

Shouldn't we be glad that the guidewire moves freely? Prof. Dr. Baris Bugan RB&HH Education Cardioprinciples SABOURETCardiologist #complications #HeartAttack #CardioTwitter #Cardiology #MedTwitter

Keep an eye on the one next to you or air embolism might drive a wedge between you🥶 Prof. Dr. Baris Bugan RB&HH Education SABOURETCardiologist 🩺 #complications #CardioTwitter

¿Diagnosis?🤨 🎥 by Tamara Katina #medtwitter #POCUS #echofirst #cardioed #cardiotwitter

Turkish Ravioli aspiration 🥶#CardioTwitter #MedTwitter #FOAMed Journal of Brown Hospital Medicine RB&HH Education SABOURETCardiologist

☠️ Approach to Ischemic Limb Syndromes ☠️ You're in the ICU examining a patient & find a patient with purple discoloration of an extremity concerning for limb ischemia But the patient *has* distal pulses! What's going on? 🧐 Take a journey with me & @OmarosisFugax!

High-power electric vehicle chargers are safe for patients with #pacemakers and #defibrillators 👉escardio.org/The-ESC/Press-… #EHRA2023 #EHRA_ESC

44 y👩 with acute chest pain+ ST-segment ⬆️ on ECG No past medical history Coronary angiography shows SCAD ECG normalized after heparin infusion 👌 Prof. Dr. Baris Bugan #CardioTwitter #MedTwitter #HeartAttack #Cardiology