Football player has heart attack on pitch but survives

Belgian footballer Anthony Van Loo, who plays for SV Roeselare, suffered a heart attack during a match aginst Antwerp earlier this week, but survived thanks to his implanted defibrillator.


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Van Loo initially collapses. As he lays on the ground, his legs begin shaking when the defibrillator automatically shocks his heart. Then he sits up.



Van Loo was diagnosed with a heart condition last year and was only allowed back in the sport because of the implanted machine.