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Well worth it if you're at risk of ventricular fibrillation (VF). There are no safe drugs for VF you can take in the way ne might take a statin or aspirin to reduce the risk of a heart attack. :thumbsup:

I'll PM you.

Very good phone in on the topic on radio 5 right now.

Here is a quick guide to terminology: Atrial fibrillation (AF): this is where the two small heart chambers, the atria, have an electrical storm. Instead of the electrical depolarization (that starts in the pacemaker, the sinoatrial node) moving smoothly like a wave across that atria, down...

Fabulous. Long may it continue :thumbsup: (you are awful, etc. :wink: )

I see. Thanks for sharing. I hope they get it all next time. Electrocardiography (ECG) is the diagnostic. And thanks for not misunderstanding my comment :thumbsup: When 'lay' people offer their enormous opinion (and I'm not a medic so I'm in that category, frankly, even if I do teach medics...

My point was that when people give advice you can get a clue about its value by considering their other opinions and choices, and my implied suggestion was to not concern one's self about this, especially when you already have professionals involve. Perhaps I didn't make it clear.

What type of condition did you have ablated, if you don't mind my asking? I am a scientist (PhD) not a medic (MBBS) who does research on cardiac arrhythmias, which is why I am interested (in all this stuff, including an educational role in teaching it, differentiating between atrial and...

I have had the next one down, atrial tachycardia, myself. It ought to be a manageable thing, given what causes it at our age (age, booze, and age), not channelopathy and WPW. Keep your head down, badger the health care providers (especially if NHS) and the prognosis is good :thumbsup:

And mine age 62. RIP the both.

Not replying to you specifically. It was a 'jump in' point. I hope you are in good shape :thumbsup: I have spent 40 years researching to find drugs to prevent sudden cardiac death (acute ischaemia - what you had not what the player has, but I teach about it)

Apologies for chipping in with speculation, but I'd like to respond to some of the comments above. Last time this player collapsed it was said to be atrial fibrillation. This is itself odd since AF can make a person feel faint, but the ventricles will continue to receive electrical signals...

Afraid not. He's owed a duty of care because he's at work. In this country.

If he was on CPR for 15 minutes, he could easily have been dead at 30 even if his heart was back beating. He may still end up with some long term issues.

Let's hope he pulls through. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67738555