Christian Eriksen Collapsed Due to Heart Arrhythmia
The Claim
Danish soccer star Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field due to the COVID-19 vaccine.
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On June 12, 2021, soccer star Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field during a soccer match with an apparent cardiac arrest. Some on social media were quick to post that he had recently received a COVID-19 vaccine.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar discovered that according to Sanjay Sharma, Eriksen’s cardiologist at former club Tottenham Hotspur, the soccer player “didn't have COVID and wasn't vaccinated either."
The rumor that the player had been vaccinated came in part from a Czech physicist who has been vocal about his negative views of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Unexplained and sudden cardiac arrests are not new in accomplished athletes according to Baptist Health. Loyola Marymount University power forward Hank Gathers, Detroit Pistons G-league guard and forward Zeke Upshaw, and Boston Celtics shooting guard Reggie Lewis all died after collapsing on the basketball court, all were under 30 years old, and all had heart conditions that caused their sudden cardiac arrest. Keyontae Johnson was one of the most recent athletes to collapse. The American College of Cardiology estimates there are approximately 100 to 150 sudden cardiac deaths during competitive sports each year.
Eriksen will be fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) due to heart rhythmic disturbances.
