Belgian player has heart attack, sits up seconds later
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.
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