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Belgian player has heart attack, sits up seconds later

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Rob Parker
 @ June 9th, 2009

Forewarned is forearmed

Belgian football nearly witnessed a tragedy this week when SV Roeselare’s Anthony Van Loo suffered a heart attack on the pitch. Thankfully, the 20-year-old was aware he had a heart condition and had been fitted with an implanted defibrillator.

The device automatically delivers a shock four seconds after the heart arrests. Van Loo’s legs suddenly move as the jolt kicks in. OTP reckons this must be a first on a football pitch.

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