American football star Damar Hamlin is the latest athlete to encounter heart problems.
American football star Damar Hamlin is the latest athlete to encounter heart problems during competitive play.Medics confirmed he had gone into cardiac arrest - meaning his heart had stopped beating properly and was unable to do its job of pumping blood around the body.He is now in a critical condition in hospital.
Another potentially lethal heart condition affecting some young athletes is a genetic disorder known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.Individuals who have this can appear extremely fit and well, with no obvious warning signs that there is a such a serious underlying problem. Danish footballer Christian Eriksen had a cardiac arrest at a Euro 2020 match and was close to death on the pitch.
In 2012, another footballer, Fabrice Muamba, collapsed on the pitch when his heart stopped beating correctly. He needed 15 defibrillator shocks in all.Rapid medical intervention can work, but it's not always possible to save every life.
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