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Tuesday 27 March 2012

FIFA to discuss the causes of heart attack


Fabrice Muamba made ​​FIFA the case of trying to prevent the next case by trying to find the root cause was a heart attack. The FIFA medical conference on May 23 to 24 in Hungary, FIFA will discuss the case of a heart attack involving football players to find out what the cause of such attacks that hit Fabrice Muamba Bolton players when the game lasts.

"We have invited all the doctors team to create a global data set on the causes of sudden cardiac arrest. This will help the analysis of risk factors for heart attack," explained chairman Professor Jiri Dvorak FIFA Medical. To the AP, Dvorak adds, "Sometimes we just found out the cases through the media. But if we get an official explanation, we can analyze."

FIFA started to realize the danger of a heart attack after a Cameroon player Marc-Vivien Foe died while performing the Confederations Cup against Colombia in 2003 and since then the test requires the heart to all the players who appeared in the 2006 World Cup, and now it is required in all FIFA tournaments for all ages both men and women. "It (the case of Foe) warning that requires us to handle this situation and do all the things to reduce the risk," said Dvorak. In addition, pacemakers should also be provided in all FIFA-recognized matches, including all the World Cup qualifiers.


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