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How Christian Eriksen's heart device kicked into action
Key takeaways
- Denmark's national team doctor Morten Boesen said the device - which he called a pacemaker - "responded as it should".
- The ICD is a small life-saving device which detects problems with the heart's rhythm and immediately tries to correct them.
- There are two main types of ICD - one is fitted under the skin, usually near the armpit and acts like a mini defibrillator with wires running under the skin to the chest.
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Philippa Roxby Health reporter Getty Images Footballer Christian Eriksen is in "good spirits" and is expected to be discharged from hospital soon, after he collapsed during an international match between Denmark and Ukraine on Sunday.
The 34-year-old Dane, whose heart stopped following a cardiac arrest five years ago, was able to walk off the pitch after regaining consciousness - thanks to a tiny device implanted in his chest, called an ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator).
Denmark's national team doctor Morten Boesen said the device - which he called a pacemaker - "responded as it should".
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