How Christian Eriksen's heart device kicked into action
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- Christian Eriksen collapsed during a Euro 2020 match on Sunday.
- Denmark's team doctor confirmed his implanted heart device functioned correctly.
- The device, an ICD, is designed to treat dangerous heart rhythms.
Danish footballer Christian Eriksen's life-saving heart device activated as intended after he collapsed during a Euro 2020 match on Sunday. Denmark's team doctor, Morten Boesen, confirmed the implanted cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in Eriksen's chest responded to the cardiac arrest.
Boesen stated that the ICD is designed to treat dangerous heart rhythms and that it functioned as expected. Eriksen, 29, collapsed on the field in the 43rd minute of Denmark's opening match against Finland. Play was suspended for over an hour as medical staff attended to him before he was taken to a hospital.
The ICD was put in place after his cardiac arrest. It was necessary because of the arrhythmias.
Eriksen's condition has since stabilized, and he is reported to be in good health. The incident has prompted discussions about player welfare and the medical protocols in professional football. Eriksen's club, Inter Milan, confirmed he has been fitted with an ICD. The device is a small, battery-powered implant that can detect and stop abnormal heart rhythms by sending electrical pulses to the heart.
The ICD responded as it should have.
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