A reader pointed me to this striking 2021 paper in the European Heart Journal reporting on two cases in which rugby players suffered severe heart rhythm disturbances following blunt chest trauma. In both cases the men had histories of myocarditis which appeared to have caused or worsened the arrhythmias. In the second case, the myocarditis was undiagnosed; the player died.The authors found that the episodes could be distinguished from classic commotio cordis (trauma to the chest wall causing a sudden heart rhythm crisis) by underlying myocardial scarring. They concluded that the aftereffects of myocarditis raise “the risk of lethal ventricular arrhythmias following blunt chest trauma.”
SOURCE None of this proves anything about what happened yesterday, but it does show a differential diagnosis may be possible – if anyone in a position to care is interested in finding out definitively if the mRNA shots may be implicated. Don’t count on it.
The NFL will NEVER look deeply into this potential connection. After all, didn’t the league MANDATE that the players be jabbed? If so, then they are LIABLE for any damages the players may suffer because of the mandate.
JonWrites Notebooks of an Inflamed Cynic 7 hr ago·edited 7 hr agoThe NFL didn’t mandate players take the vaccine. They just made it annoying for unvaccinated players about a week until the PA put an end to that.
sacky boi5 hr agoInteresting. I did read that NFL players may have gotten saline or just fake vx cards. Too much money involved. Pandora’s box has the lid askew.
JonWrites Notebooks of an Inflamed Cynic 7 hr agoI got the sense that they were pushing more for “get somebody to fill out the damn card for you” than making sure you actually got it. But I have no direct knowledge.
Next To Last of the Mohicans6 hr agonot entirely true. I noticed Cole Beasley is back on the team. famously not jabbed.but I think your point is that it’s more likely than not that Damar is jabbed and I agree.
I am not your Other6 hr agoThat was almost certainly fake. The poster was a data scientist before, then an MD today. And his twitter account has been deleted, probably for impersonating a doc. Also HIPAA would preclude a doc from discussing.
Jon Stephenson5 hr agoThe spirit of HIPPA went out the window, but a doctor publicly discussing his patient’s medical data without the patient’s permission would be the worst kind of violation. Even with covid that would likely be sanctioned. Big no no.
Cindy SC3 hr agoTrue; however, I witnessed first hand doctors shaming and pressuring family members for refusing to take the vax. I also had a nurse go off on the unvaxxed being the main reason that the hospitals were overwhelmed with patients. We were discriminated against by the medicalProfession for not being vaxxed.
Lord Buckbeak 