Image source, Getty Images. When the heart stops suddenly, it's critical to start chest compressions quickly and then shock the heart with a defibrillator. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. A cardiac arrest occurs when the heart suddenly stops pumping blood around the body, leading someone to stop breathing.
Related Topics. Heart Cardiac arrest. Published 13 June. Published 14 June. Published 23 August. Published 8 August Published 21 March The Bolton midfielder collapsed before a Carling Cup tie against Tottenham in The year-old was carried off the pitch on a stretcher and rushed to the hospital.
He had undergone major heart surgery five months earlier and had to be fitted with a defibrillator due to an irregular heartbeat. He was advised to retire from the game but would make five more appearances for Bolton before hanging up his boots. While playing for Cameroon in against Colombia, he collapsed after 72 minutes. An autopsy revealed he had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a hereditary condition that can increase the risk of sudden death during exercise.
In , the year-old midfielder fainted during a training session with his new Chinese club, Beijing Enterprises, whom he had joined from Newcastle United just four months earlier. The Ivorian died in hospital, having played just 11 games for his new team. You can manage them any time by clicking on the notification icon. This section is about Living in UAE and essential information you cannot live without.
By clicking below to sign up, you're agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Sunday, November 14, Better Health Why Worry. All Sections. Danish footballer Christian Eriksen gives a thumbs-up at Rigshospitalet, where he is treated after he collapsed during a UEFA Euro game on Saturday, in Copenhagen, Denmark, in this picture obtained from social media.
If the heart has the capacity for certain level of exertion, and an athlete or sportsperson constantly overworks it, then the chances of thickening of the heart muscle is higher. Louis, interventional cardiologist at Canadian Specialist Hospital, Dubai. These terms are generally used interchangeably, but they are two different events.
A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked. A heart attack can cause cardiac arrest. A sudden cardiac arrest happens when the heart malfunctions and suddenly stops beating. The American Health Association calls it an electrical problem caused by irregular heart rhythms called arrhythmias.
Death occurs within minutes after the heart stops. Image Credit: Graphic News. Fainting spell during exercise Chest pain while exercising Excessive shortness of breath during exercise Unexplained palpitations Unexplained seizures. Tips to avoid sudden cardiac arrest.
He and his team, who have published their results in the New England Journal of Medicine , found a death rate of one in 14, people — considerably higher than the previous estimates of one in 50, or one in ,, said Sharma. That was worrying. Between and , more than 11, players filled in a health questionnaire, and were given a physical examination, lead ECG and echocardiography.
Of these players, 42 0. Hardly any had symptoms of any sort. Most — 30 out of the 42 — had surgery or other treatment for their heart defect and were able to go back to playing football, but the other 12 stopped playing.
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