This past weekend Christian Eriksen experienced cardiac arrest on the field during the opening Denmark vs Finland match of the Euros. Eriksen was saved by the medical staff and is now stable and undergoing more evaluation. In this video we’ll do some follow up with additional details about cardiac arrest and management, clearance of athletes in UEFA, and sudden cardiac arrest in athletes.
Paper on incidence of SCD/A in US athletes:
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/05/09/bjsports-2020-102666#ref-3
UEFA 2020 Medical Clearance Guide:
https://hns-cff.hr/files/documents/18892/2020%20UEFA%20Medical%20Regulations%20-%2001.07.2020_EN.pdf
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8iU3Mtblho
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He got an ICD last week 👍🏼
When players are in action they say they've been vaccinated but when they are down… They're yet to take the vaccine. But why aren't they vaccinated I mean they should be first to get it right??
Thanks for the informative video. One thing, at 6:09 Mentioning that all athletes go through extensive medical evaluation all the way from middle school and high-school… From experience I disagree, I've been an athlete for a long time and never has an extensive medical been done in lower tiers, including at the semi-pro level where training requirements are intense… never heard of it being done in middle school or high-school either.. I only know of full medical examinations at the professional level mainly because clubs are not going to spend money and pay contracts for athletes who have medical issues.. even if its as minor as a muscle problem. Any levels below that simply don't have the $ or resources to perform full medicals so they don't bother to waste their time. Which could be a flaw in the athletic system on making sure each athlete is aware of their health.
There was a guy I went to high school with who died during a track practice, and I never really understood why. this video feels like it goes a long way towards explaining what happened. This was like 20 years ago, so I can't be sure that this tracks, but based on what I remember it really feels like it tracks. Thank you for that.
Not finding anything reminds me of my personal greatest fear:
Idiopathic anaphylaxis. I.E. you had a severe enough "allergic" reaction to potentially stop your breathing/ require hospitalization, but, uh, turns out we've got no idea why. You're probably allergic to, well, something, but for the life of everyone we don't know what. So good luck!
Not sure you can ethically say definitively it had nothing to do with the jab. Especially when you didn't state weather he had gotten it or not… I'm sorry but I'll listen to Dr. Peter Mcallah (sp) with his area of expertise and resume when it comes to cardiology and virology.
Someone should teach young athletes to not drink energy drinks before a game, it is really bad for you specially for high intensity sports.
So, they say are myths rendering their words automatically true? Be scientific kid. Not dogmatic.
Thank you so much for being a damn adult about the vaccine statement
Thanks for at least mentioning the issue of cardiac events leading to death in athletes. As someone who was born with heart defects (Taussig-Bing Anomaly, among others), this topic feels very personal, and more people should know about it.
It's very sad these lifesaving machine is not widely used.
It seems pretty obvious that the team was vaccinated before the tournament and instructed not to admit it. It’s not certain but it needs to be acknowledged that it’s very possible that this is the case, and they lied.
Hahahaha this is so obviously a vaccine injury!!!!
The media are covering this up all over the world!
You are full of sh$t!
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Super interesting bs. All basura. That elephant sitting in the corner, hes not really an issue. Lol!
Ratio’d
Over 10000 reports of myocarditis in the cdc reporting data base, and you claim to know for a fact that this wasn’t cause by the shot? Weird how you haven’t covered Sergio aguero, or the massive amount of soccer players collapsing on the pitch this year, much higher then any other year on record ever. Ur a disgrace to the medical community and you should be ashamed but I’m certain you won’t.
Yeah right not because of the vaccine?????? You the doc but cmon man lets be real so many hearth problems from different sports in the past few months? Can’t be normal and it’s because of the vaccine
So narrow minded … wake up dude … ever heard of vax-injury and CDC verified myocarditis? Oh ya I see this is a report from last year when no one know the facts!
Now that Eriksen is back playing again with an internal defibrillator it would be really interesting to do a follow up video about that, what it does, what it means for him etc 🙂
Just letting you know DOC, Erikson scored for Brentford this week, also his team beat Chelsea FC 1-4..his goal was a good un…
Why are people so eager to discard the possibility of it being caused by a medication? Or to completely abandon the sear for a cause? We may never know what caused it? … the guy had been playing for years and then suddenly… in 2021… where is the scientific curiosity? A simple news report is enough for everyone now?
Brian, Eriksen is back playing and he is performing at a high level. Can you do a video explaining how that's possible. I understand that there was something implanted in his chest that helps his hear but soccer is a really physical game.
Did the doctors find out the cause
What is SADS and why is it increasing in horrific amounts?
wish you could have done a video on Hank Gathers
Clot shot.
God told him its not time yet.
0:17. You can't know this and you are relying on the ignorance of your audience to not call you out. You train for years in medical school to turn yourself into a liar? Why?
Any chance you'd ever cover the Perro Aguayo wrestling death? I have watched it a few times and even tho they explain it, i am still confused aa to how a seemingly common i teraction resulted in his death
Here's Going To QATAR To Play His Frist International Match Since That Painful Story…Plz Wish Him Win World Cup🤍🙏🏼
Back in the 2000s, in the Portuguese Premiera Liga, a very young man (mid '20s at most) dropped on the field and died of cardiac arrest. It was the worst thing I've personally seen in professional sports. Why is it that cardiac arrest seems to happen more with football/soccer? Doesn't seem to happen in Pro American football (NCAA/NFL), Basketball, Baseball, or Hockey? Curious to know the stats. Great channel Dr. Sutterer!
Legit question.. if we may never know why the heart attack happened and the athletes are required to go through extensive physical tests on the heart on a regular basis why is a side effect from the jab ( slang term since writing it out gets my comments deleted) out of the question and not a possibility?
Schill doctor.
As a survivor from a out of hosptal cardiac arrest nov 22…male 49 obese.forever greatfull manchester heart centre. Now have SICD and pacemaker EF 35..respect love to all with any heart issues….big up….
There should be a defibrillator wherever sport is played, no matter the level, and everyone should take it upon themselves to learn basic first aid. Anyone can have a cardiac arrest at any time, he is a very lucky man.