Denmark’s Eriksen to be fitted with heart device after cardiac arrest

CHRISTIAN Eriksen is to be fitted with a heart starter, Denmark’s team doctor has said.

The 29-year-old midfielder had to be resuscitated on the pitch at Parken in Copenhagen after collapsing during his side’s 1-0 Euro 2020 Group B defeat by Finland on Saturday evening.

Eriksen regained
consciousness before being taken to hospital, where medics continue to work to identify what caused his cardiac arrest.

Morten Boesen said on Thursday: “After Christian has been through different heart examinations it has been decided that he should have an ICD [heart starter]. This device is necessary after a cardiac attack due to rhythm disturbances.

“Christian has accepted the solution and the plan has moreover been confirmed by specialists nationally and internationally who all recommend the same treatment. We encourage everybody to give Christian and his family peace and privacy the following time.”

The doctor did not make it clear if the 29-year-old Inter Milan star can continue his football career.

PA Media