The Conversation

Footballer Christian Eriksen’s ICD kept his heart beating after he collapsed on the pitch – here’s how these devices work

Eriksen was fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator after suffering a cardiac arrest in 2021. Vitalii Vitleo/ Shutterstock When Danish footballer Christian Eriksen collapsed during a ...
Euronews

How the ICD protecting Christian Eriksen's heart on the football pitch actually works

For the second time in his career, Danish footballer Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch. Here is how his implantable cardioverter defibrillator works. Danish footballer Christian Eriksen ...
BBC

How can athletes play with ICDs, and what happens when one goes off?

When Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark's 2-1 friendly victory over Ukraine on Sunday, he was assisted by a device which was fitted to support his heart after he suffered a cardiac arrest ...
Medical Xpress

A video-based decision support tool may aid decision-making for Black individuals considering ICD implantation

A randomized clinical trial of Black patients eligible for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) has found that the use of a video-based decision support tool increased knowledge of but not ...
Healio

Novel ICD platform may benefit patients with HFrEF at risk for sudden cardiac death

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A novel implantable cardioverter defibrillator platform may benefit patients with HF not eligible for cardiac ...