Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Denmark footballer Christian Eriksen is set to be fitted with an under-skin heart starter device after suffering a cardiac arrest during his side’s opening Euro 2020 match.
The national team doctor Morten Boesen said the decision was made following several “different heart examinations” and Eriksen has “accepted the solution.”
Providing an update on his status on Thursday, Mr Boesen said:
_After Christian has been through different heart examinations it has been decided that he should have an ICD (heart starter)._
_Christian has accepted the solution and the plan has moreover been confirmed by specialists nationally and internationally who all recommend the same treatment._
_We encourage everybody to give Christian and his family peace and privacy the following time._
The heart starter, known as an ICD, is designed to correct the rhythm of the heart if it notices a potentially dangerous pattern by issuing a number of small or larger electric shocks.
According to the British Heart Foundation website, the heart starter can act as a defibrillator to restore the heart’s normal rhythm.
The 29-year-old Inter Milan midfielder collapsed on the pitch while playing against Finland in Copenhagen leaving him needing to be resuscitated and the match temporarily stopped.
He regained consciousness before being taken to hospital, where medics continue to work to identify what caused his cardiac arrest.
Denmark’s team doctor Morten Boesen said the midfielder was “gone” but the swift response and treatment on the pitch and by medical staff meant he was stabilised and later able to message his teammates.
Dutch international Daley Blind, who played with Eriksen at Ajax, was fitted with an ICD in 2019 after being diagnosed with heart muscle inflammation 2019.
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