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Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, at anytime It was a chilling sight for anyone who saw it, said Professor Stephan Achenbach, president of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the world s largest organization of heart doctors.
Christian Eriksen, a 29-year-old football player for Denmark, suddenly collapsed on the pitch in front of tens of thousands of spectators in the stadium and millions more watching on television. A medical team rushed to his side.
Preliminary reports suggest that while he was being treated on the pitch, Christian s heart stopped beating. He was exceptionally fortunate that there was a medical team to immediately begin chest compressions and maintain blood flow. It probably saved his life.
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Tobacco use continues to be a primary contributor to the global burden of disease, causing an estimated 12% of deaths worldwide among people aged 30 and over. Four leading cardiovascular organizations - American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology and World Heart Federation - today released a joint opinion calling for greater action at the global scale to end the tobacco epidemic once and for all.