Will Christian Eriksen return to play? The Danish footballer, after having appeared in the anteroom of death, now that he is out of danger can begin to think about the future. But will it be a future on or off the pitch? “After such a serious event, it is difficult to imagine that he can return to competitive sport, but he is not excluded either,” he explains Antonio Giuseppe Rebuzzi, professor of cardiology at the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome. “It is still unclear what caused the cardiac arrest, usually it is to be found in difficult congenital pathologies to be diagnosed as an alteration of the coronary arteries, an arrhythmogenic dysplasia or Brugada’s syndrome »continues Professor Rebuzzi,« we will need in-depth examinations and only after a careful diagnosis can we decide ».
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For now, however, the important thing is that Eriksen is saved. «These hidden pathologies remain asymptomatic until they manifest themselves, but at that point in most cases they are fatal» adds the Gemelli cardiologist, «unfortunately they are often not highlighted in the thorough checks to which those who practice sports are subjected. To diagnose them you need targeted and expensive tests that are done only when there is a suspicion. Unfortunately, however, the boy was lucky to have had cardiac arrest in a place where there was a defibrillator and trained personnel to use it. Had it happened elsewhere … ».
“We must cry out for a miracle,” emphasizes Pino Capua, head of Sports Medicine at San Camillo, but to understand if Eriksen will take the field again, it will be necessary “first of all check for any damage left. In conditions of well-being, the player could resume competitive activity ». Anyone who plays sports is theoretically at risk of such episodes? “Fortunately, these pathologies are still rare” replies Professor Rebuzzi, “and careful checks can sometimes bring out suspicions to be verified”. However, as Pino Capua further explains, the risk exists because «even in a context where there should be no“ doubt ”, the imponderability of our medical science is triggered. There is always a side that does not allow us to be in a position to have 100% security. No kind of examination and preventive analysis can establish these things. No one should be blamed, it is one of the imponderable conditions that can happen ».
June 14, 2021 (change June 14, 2021 | 08:58)
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