Most often involves the right heart (due to anterior location)<unk>  to valves occurs in 10%<unk>  to valves occurs in 10%
A spectrum of disease due to<unk>  trauma to the chest wall
Ranges from cardiac contusion to infarction to cardiac rupture and death.
Commotio cordis is sudden cardiac arrest resulting from<unk>  chest trauma, in absence of underlying cardiac disease
Up to 20% of all MVC deaths are due to<unk> 
Commotio cordis is sudden cardiac arrest resulting from<unk>  chest trauma, in absence of underlying cardiac disease
Up to 20% of all MVC deaths are due to<unk>
Blunt cardiac injury
Airway/Pulmonary
Penetrating cardiac injury
Bronchial injury
Traumatic cardiac arrest
Diaphragmatic trauma
Spinal shock
Hemothorax