# @bbcnews on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZVcR4Yk-z9
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-08T18:31:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

Footballer Christian Eriksen is expected to be discharged from hospital soon after he collapsed during an international friendly between Denmark and Ukraine on Sunday.
 
The 34-year-old, whose heart stopped following a cardiac arrest during a football match five years ago, was able to walk off the pitch after regaining consciousness.
 
Eriksen has a tiny life-saving device implanted in his chest, called an ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator), which detects problem's with the heart's rhythm.
 
Denmark's national team doctor Morten Boesen said the device - which he called a pacemaker - "responded as it should".
 
Tap the link in BBCNews’s bio to find out more about how an ICD works and what it's used for. 
 
(📷 Getty)
 
#Football #ChristianEriksen #Health

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