Evander Sno
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jimmy_the_yid
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Thats a sad to hear.
A boy i went to primary school with died of sudden heart attack whilst playing football.
A boy i went to primary school with died of sudden heart attack whilst playing football.
donny1013
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Ex-Celtic and Bristol City midfielder Evander Sno suffered a heart attack on Monday evening while playing for Ajax reserves against Vitesse Arnhem.
In the 63rd minute of the match, with the score level at 2-2, the midfielder collapsed on the pitch with a suspected heart attack.
Sno was, according to Goal.com Netherlands, revived before being taken to hospital, where he is now reportedly in a stable condition.
Voetbal International reports that Ted van Leeuwen, chairman of Vitesse, admitted that the state of Sno was stable when he was taken away by ambulance.
The Dutchman is not the first player to collapse on the pitch in recent years due to a heart attack. In 2003 Cameroon’s Marc-Vivien Foe collapsed and died during a Confederations Cup match, while four years later Sevilla’s Antonio Puerta also collapsed and died in the penalty area during his side’s opening league match against Getafe.
Another tragic occurrence, in 2009, saw Espanyol’s Daniel Jarque die of a heart attack during the team’s pre-season tour of Italy.
In 2008 Sunderland defender Clive Clarke collapsed at half-time while playing for Leicester City against Nottingham Forest but was revived later in hospital.
In the 63rd minute of the match, with the score level at 2-2, the midfielder collapsed on the pitch with a suspected heart attack.
Sno was, according to Goal.com Netherlands, revived before being taken to hospital, where he is now reportedly in a stable condition.
Voetbal International reports that Ted van Leeuwen, chairman of Vitesse, admitted that the state of Sno was stable when he was taken away by ambulance.
The Dutchman is not the first player to collapse on the pitch in recent years due to a heart attack. In 2003 Cameroon’s Marc-Vivien Foe collapsed and died during a Confederations Cup match, while four years later Sevilla’s Antonio Puerta also collapsed and died in the penalty area during his side’s opening league match against Getafe.
Another tragic occurrence, in 2009, saw Espanyol’s Daniel Jarque die of a heart attack during the team’s pre-season tour of Italy.
In 2008 Sunderland defender Clive Clarke collapsed at half-time while playing for Leicester City against Nottingham Forest but was revived later in hospital.
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Hope he is alright, but it's not as much of an epidemic as it may seem - put it into perspective of the number of games played across the world every week, how many people participate, then divide that by the number of players who've suffered anything this terrible on the pitch, it's not actually that massive. I'm pretty sure that, if you could find the stats by percentage, more cab drivers die doing their job each week, it's just that this kind of high profile career means that the media report it.
Be positive, lets take this thread not along the lines of how many players have fallen foul of a dicky ticker, lets talk about the millions who play and finish the match in good health, if a bit knackered :up:
donny1013
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But has this been happening more often in the last ten years or so? Foe, Puerta, Feher, Jarque have sadly passed, with players like de la Red, Clive Clarke and now Sno having heart problems. I know that's a minuscule percentage of footballers obviously but it does seem to be happening more often
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No, it's just being reported on more often now. 10 years ago the english media barely reported on anything outside of the english league. Now we have the wonderful internet, and so every story, no matter whether it has been written in english or not, is accessible to everyone in the UK.
Actually there are more occurrences now, the percentage will have stayed the same, but because there are more people playing football globally, the numbers of instances of this have increased.
He won't play again.
Mostly this is a heart defect that goes un-noticed.
My wifes sister died suddenly of a heart attack a few years ago, she was in her early 30's the poor lass.
We had to have a few post portems to establish what caused the heart attack, because she was autistic, we had to find out if it was caused by certain drugs she was being given at her care home.
After a few months, and about the fifth investigation, they found out she had a genetic heart condition called ARVD (Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Displasia).
Here is the wiki site for those interested:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrhythmogenic_right_ventricular_dysplasia
I know quite a lot about this illness now.
Since the sister in laws death, all of my wifes family have had to have tests, every 6 months. Including both of my son's, as it's a genetic desease.
The only problem with this, is that the medical world really don't know enough about the illness, and it's very, veyr difficult to diagnose.
Most people don't know they have it, some can live with it for years and years. My mother in law has it, and the year before last had 5 heart attacks (including one on our wedding night), she survived and they have done a small bit of heart surgery to help her, but the only known cure is actually a heart transplant - which has massive dangers in itself.
The reason it's difficult to diagnose, is that it doesn't start to appear until late teens, early twenties. And can develop even later than that.
My wife so far, has been cleared every time she goes for tests (every 6 months).
Good news so far.
My eldest son, is clear, they go to great ormand street every 6 months for heart tests also. My youngest has a heart murmur, so chances are he'll definitely have it, as he already has problems with his heart.
The only thing we can do, is to try and eat and live a healthy life style, much easier said than done, because most cases of the heart attack are caused by exersice... how do you live healthy without exercise???
Horrible position to be in, but it's not a common thing, certainly in terms of numbers. It's a sad thing to happen, this guy is lucky ot be alive, and I doubt very much that he'll play football again, and there is a good chance he either has this illness or something similiar.
Sorry for rambling, just a subject that's very close to my heart for obvious reasons.
Mostly this is a heart defect that goes un-noticed.
My wifes sister died suddenly of a heart attack a few years ago, she was in her early 30's the poor lass.
We had to have a few post portems to establish what caused the heart attack, because she was autistic, we had to find out if it was caused by certain drugs she was being given at her care home.
After a few months, and about the fifth investigation, they found out she had a genetic heart condition called ARVD (Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Displasia).
Here is the wiki site for those interested:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrhythmogenic_right_ventricular_dysplasia
I know quite a lot about this illness now.
Since the sister in laws death, all of my wifes family have had to have tests, every 6 months. Including both of my son's, as it's a genetic desease.
The only problem with this, is that the medical world really don't know enough about the illness, and it's very, veyr difficult to diagnose.
Most people don't know they have it, some can live with it for years and years. My mother in law has it, and the year before last had 5 heart attacks (including one on our wedding night), she survived and they have done a small bit of heart surgery to help her, but the only known cure is actually a heart transplant - which has massive dangers in itself.
The reason it's difficult to diagnose, is that it doesn't start to appear until late teens, early twenties. And can develop even later than that.
My wife so far, has been cleared every time she goes for tests (every 6 months).
Good news so far.
My eldest son, is clear, they go to great ormand street every 6 months for heart tests also. My youngest has a heart murmur, so chances are he'll definitely have it, as he already has problems with his heart.
The only thing we can do, is to try and eat and live a healthy life style, much easier said than done, because most cases of the heart attack are caused by exersice... how do you live healthy without exercise???
Horrible position to be in, but it's not a common thing, certainly in terms of numbers. It's a sad thing to happen, this guy is lucky ot be alive, and I doubt very much that he'll play football again, and there is a good chance he either has this illness or something similiar.
Sorry for rambling, just a subject that's very close to my heart for obvious reasons.
