jmdrake
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Come on dude. You can't talk about the reason your doctors gave you for the heart attack? It wasn't the tackle. And for the record I actually researched the public reason given for his heart attack. The phony reason given in the media is commotio cordis. That is a heart attack caused by a strike to the chest. Here's information about that.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24572-commotio-cordis
What are the symptoms?
Commotio cordis symptoms include:
Collapse immediately after getting hit in the chest.
Ventricular fibrillation.
Cardiac arrest.
Unconsciousness.
What causes commotio cordis?
Getting hit at a 90-degree angle on the left side of your chest directly over the heart with a baseball or other small, hard sports equipment can cause commotio cordis. Your heart is on the left side of your chest. You could get commotio cordis from a baseball, lacrosse ball or hockey puck that comes straight at your chest at 40 mph or 50 mph, for example.
Can a punch cause commotio cordis?
Yes, a punch can cause commotio cordis. However, it would have to be coming at you at a 90-degree angle at 40 mph or more. And it would have to happen at just the right time in your cardiac cycle.
What happens during commotio cordis?
The unexpected blow right where your heart is can cause ventricular fibrillation and then sudden cardiac arrest. This can happen if you get hit during the very short time when your lower heart chambers (ventricles) are relaxing after a contraction (heartbeat). The force of the blow can make your ventricles contract when they’re supposed to be resting.
What are the risk factors for commotio cordis?
Commotio cordis happens most often to people who:
Play sports, especially those involving a baseball or another hard object (commonly a lacrosse ball, softball or hockey puck).
Are younger than age 20 (average age of around 15).
Are male or assigned male at birth (AMAB).
What are the complications of co
So, if Damar Hamblin were 15 and hit in the chest with a baseball, then yeah a heart attack could result. The player he tackled was not running anywhere close to 40 mph! The fastest man alive, Usain Bolt, reached a top speed of 27.8 MPH.
This is what you'd expect to cause commotio cordis.

This is the Damar Hamlin heart attack video.
Oh yeah, and a football player has pads that protect his chest.
