Danish footballer Christian Eriksen suffered (even) cardiac arrest during Saturday’s Euro 2020 game, the doctor in charge of Denmark confirmed. “He was about to leave“- commented the clinician, admitting that the cause of the athlete’s heart problem remains a mystery.
During a press conference this Sunday, Morten Boesen was asked how close Eriksen could have been to death. “He was going to leave … How close were we? I don’t know, we managed to get him to come back after just one defibrillator, which is very good, ”the doctor replied.
Boesen also says preliminary tests on the 29-year-old have worked well, but more tests are needed on Eriksen. “None of us know what happened,” he admitted.
Danish coach Kasper Hjulmand also refers to the fact that he spoke to the player about what happened and that he does not remember what happened. “I don’t remember much, I’m more worried about you guys. How are you guys? Eriksen said to Yulmand, showing more concern for the well-being of his teammates than the incident. “It was nice to see him smile,” adds the selector.
Eriksen was assisted on the field with resuscitation maneuvers for 13 minutes until he woke up and stabilized to be taken to the Rigshospitalet hospital in Copenhagen, who was already conscious and where he is currently with a stable diagnosis.
The Danish Football Federation already tweeted this morning on the player’s health, stating that he is “stable” and that he has already contacted his teammates. The publication also states that “the team and all staff of the national team are receiving crisis assistance and will support each other after yesterday’s incident.”
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Despite the stability, there are several theories about whether Eriksen will be able to return to the fields. Professor and cardiologist Sanjay Sharma, who was the Danish player’s doctor when he played for Tottenham, says there is no certainty that the player will be able to play again. “Not too bluntly, but what happened is that he died, although for a few minutes, but he died. Will the healthcare professionals let him die again? “- he told the PA agency, quoted Eurosport… “The answer is no. His cardiac arrest shocked the nation, and it affects not only him, but the psyche of many people.”
“The good news is that he will live, the bad news is that he too is nearing the end of his career, so is he going to play another professional football game? I cannot say that, ”he added. Sharma notes that she noted that Eriksen had no history of heart problems at the time.
TO Daily mailScott Murray, a leading consultant cardiologist with the British National Health Service who specializes in heart disease prevention, says “your career is likely to come to an end.”
“Italians forbid people to play sports if they have a serious heart anomaly, that’s the law,” he says. “They have been doing this for over 20 years and have reduced the death rate from heart failure in sports from over 3% to less than one percent,” Murray said of Eriksen playing for Inter Milan.
