Danish footballer Kristin Erickson fainted from a sudden cardiac arrest during a match at the European Championships last week, after which he spent three nights in hospital. Various tests are being performed.
But doctors have not yet been able to determine why his heartbeat suddenly stopped, and his priority is to find out the cause of the sudden cardiac arrest.
"A 29-year-old man has gone through a life-and-death struggle," Professor Sanjay Sharma, chairman of the Football Association's Cardiology Committee and a cardiologist, told the BBC. "We need to find out what really happened."
According to the British Heart Foundation, one of the most common causes of heart failure, which can be fatal, is an abnormal heartbeat.
One of the other causes of heart failure is cardiomyopathy, which can be hereditary and affects the heart muscle. The size or shape of the heart changes, and in its severe form, 'myocarditis,' the heart becomes inflamed.
Professor Sharma said that more complex scans of Ericsson's heart would now be performed to see any subtle scratches or changes in the heart. Soccer players' heart scans usually do not show this type of symptom.
This type of scan is mandatory in the UK and is performed every two years for every player between 16 and 25.
These scans try to detect the slightest sign of heart function and changes in the condition of the heart, but despite all the efforts of doctors, it cannot be 100 percent guaranteed that these scans can cure any heart disease. Complications will be known.
Professor Sharma said that these symptoms do not appear most often in young people or 16 to 25 years. "Often, these symptoms don't start for 25 or 30 years."
Sometimes these symptoms appear in football players during a match, or they may be related to a recent illness and the stress on the heart.
Some of them can be treated or cured whenever a person is diagnosed with these symptoms, but some complications are incurable and cannot be cured.
The heart stops beating when the heart suddenly stops circulating blood in the human body, which reduces the amount of oxygen in the body, and the person may fall unconscious and stop breathing.
This is different from a heart attack in which the blood supply to the heart is cut off and is often caused by a blood clot getting stuck in a 'coronary artery' or artery.
Rare events
Ericsson is not the only footballer to have suffered a cardiac arrest.
In 2012, another foot player, Fabrice Muamba, also fell unconscious on the field, and his heart rate could not be restored for 78 minutes. Mark Wayne Fu died of cardiac arrest at the age of 28, playing like Cameron, and died in 2017 at 44 for former England footballer and Tottenham football coach Yog Ego. This condition proved to be fatal.
Dr. Zafar Iqbal, a sports medicine specialist at Crystal Palace Football Club, said: "Extreme physical exertion or excess increases the risk for athletes because it puts too much pressure on their heart and can lead to problems. ۔ '
Dr. Zafar said that this rarely happens.
Cardiac arrest can happen to anyone at any time, and it's not just about healthy football players.
In the UK, 12 people under the age of 35 die of sudden cardiac arrest every week.
Every year 30,000 people in the UK suffer from cardiac arrest. Whose respiratory system needs immediate restoration and only one in ten lives.
Soccer players have larger hearts than normal men and work more efficiently, which reduces their risk of heart disease, including 'cardiovascular disease' or arterial disease. These complaints are caused by smoking or an unhealthy diet. Includes shutdown.
But if the heart is under pressure for any other reason, such as dehydration, extreme heat, or any other disease, it can affect the heart.
Every second counts
Dr. Iqbal says that the important thing is that an immediate attempt was made to restore Ericsson's (CPR) respiratory system, after which AED's 'Automated External Defibrillator' was used. This method There are things that everyone should know.
He said that defibrillators through which the heart is given electric shocks should be available in every school.
He said that with every second of delay, the chances of survival are reduced by ten percent.
By applying CPR or chest compressions and inflating the lungs through the mouth, the chances of saving the patient's life are doubled.
Dr. Sonia Babu Narain, a cardiology consultant and associate medical director at the British Heart Foundation, said: "Everybody's going to have a cardiac arrest. With training, many lives can be saved.
Defibrillator machines often airAre available in shopping centers, community centers, and workplaces. These machines can be used by anyone, and it is not possible to misuse them. This machine gives an electric shock to the heart only if it feels that the heart needs it and the heartbeat is sinking.
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