<p>Denmark soccer star Christian Eriksen will have a heart-starter device implanted in response to his collapse during Saturday's Euro 2020 game against Finland.</p>.<p>The device is an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), which helps to regulate a heart's rhythm.</p>.<p>"After Christian has been through different heart examinations, it has been decided that he should have an ICD," team doctor Morten Boesen said in a statement. "This device is necessary after a cardiac attack due to rhythm disturbances.</p>.<p>"Christian has accepted the solution and the plan has moreover been confirmed by specialists nationally and internationally who all recommend the same treatment."</p>.<p>Medics performed life-saving CPR and his heart was restarted with a defibrillator after his collapse. Boesen earlier said Eriksen was "gone" before being revived.</p>.<p>Eriksen, 29, has a chance return to soccer even with the ICD, if doctors give him the green light. Netherlands defender Daley Blind has played with one since 2019.</p>.<p>Eriksen, who also plays for Inter Milan, would need permission to return to that team. ESPN said Italian FA rules prohibit players from competing with internal defibrillators.</p>.<p>Two days ago, he posted a photo to social media from his hospital bed to let fans know he is OK.</p>.<p>"Big thanks for your sweet and amazing greetings and messages from all around the world. It means a lot to me and my family," he wrote. "I'm fine -- under the circumstances. I still have to go through some examinations at the hospital, but I feel okay.</p>.<p>"Now, I will cheer on the boys on the Denmark team in the next matches. Play for all of Denmark."</p>
<p>Denmark soccer star Christian Eriksen will have a heart-starter device implanted in response to his collapse during Saturday's Euro 2020 game against Finland.</p>.<p>The device is an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), which helps to regulate a heart's rhythm.</p>.<p>"After Christian has been through different heart examinations, it has been decided that he should have an ICD," team doctor Morten Boesen said in a statement. "This device is necessary after a cardiac attack due to rhythm disturbances.</p>.<p>"Christian has accepted the solution and the plan has moreover been confirmed by specialists nationally and internationally who all recommend the same treatment."</p>.<p>Medics performed life-saving CPR and his heart was restarted with a defibrillator after his collapse. Boesen earlier said Eriksen was "gone" before being revived.</p>.<p>Eriksen, 29, has a chance return to soccer even with the ICD, if doctors give him the green light. Netherlands defender Daley Blind has played with one since 2019.</p>.<p>Eriksen, who also plays for Inter Milan, would need permission to return to that team. ESPN said Italian FA rules prohibit players from competing with internal defibrillators.</p>.<p>Two days ago, he posted a photo to social media from his hospital bed to let fans know he is OK.</p>.<p>"Big thanks for your sweet and amazing greetings and messages from all around the world. It means a lot to me and my family," he wrote. "I'm fine -- under the circumstances. I still have to go through some examinations at the hospital, but I feel okay.</p>.<p>"Now, I will cheer on the boys on the Denmark team in the next matches. Play for all of Denmark."</p>