06/17/2021 5:54 AM
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 06/17/2021 5:55 AM
Midfielder Christian Eriksen will undergo surgery to place
an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
, the Danish Football Federation (DBU) reported today.
The footballer collapsed last Saturday during Denmark's debut in the Eurocup,
"After Christian has had
several
cardiac
tests
, it has been decided that he should be placed on an ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)," the statement began.
It was added on the DBU official Twitter account that "this device is necessary after suffering
a heart attack
due to heart rhythm disorders."
The Inter Milan player accepted the solution, which has been confirmed by Danish and international specialists.
They all recommended that treatment
.
"We urge everyone to give Christian and his family
peace and privacy
for a time," was requested in the message released on Thursday.
Eriksen
suffered a
solo blackout as he was about to control a ball on the left wing of Denmark's attack.
Quick medical assistance on the lawn itself allowed, after a quarter of an hour in which he
suffered a cardiac arrest
, stabilize him.
Later he was transferred to the Hospital of the Kingdom of Copenhagen, where he remains admitted.
"It was cardiac arrest. Eriksen was gone and we did cardiac resuscitation. How close were we? I don't know.
We got him back after defibrillation
. That was pretty quick. The details ... I'm not a cardiologist, I'll leave it up to you. the experts, "had revealed Morten Boesen, a doctor from Denmark.
For his part, Sanjay Sharma, Tottenham's doctor during Eriksen's stint at the London club, was final: “I don't know if he will play football again.
Frankly, he
died
, even if it was for a few minutes, but he died. "
Also a professor of sports cardiology at St George's University in London, Sharma added: "Would a doctor allow him to die again? The answer is no. The good news is that he will live, the bad news is that he is nearing the
end of his career.
If he is going to play another professional football game, I cannot say, in the UK he would not play any more, we would be very strict about it. "
The Denmark-Finland match was initially suspended by UEFA, but
resumed
almost two hours later.
Finland, playing for the first time in the continental tournament, ended up taking the
1-0 win
with a goal from Joel Pohjanpalo in the 59th minute.
Denmark
will play again this Thursday
against Belgium on the same stage, the Parken in Copenhagen, on the second day of group B of the Eurocup.
With information from EFE
DB
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