Commotio cordis is a rare cause of sudden cardiac arrest from blunt chest trauma; however, it is a diagnosis of exclusion. We present a case of sudden cardiac arrest in a collegiate athlete initially attributed to commotio cordis but in whom further history and workup revealed another rare condition. ().

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