Puerta dies following heart attack

[GreystonesLFC_WTF]

Absolutely shocking news. Why is this happening so much recently? Didn't the same thing happen to a 16 year old Millwall trainee about 2/3 weeks ago?

RIP Antonio.

[Jayesh87]

Ynwa

Rip

[leftpeg]

I was watching the match on telly when it happened and it was very scary to watch. 22 is far too young an age to die.

R.I.P.

[JohnDoe]

Thoughts with his family. It's quite shocking to see someone who's supposed to be in top shape suddenly collapse like this. Tragic.

[sean_lfc]

Very very very sad news, absolutely devastating, 22 years old.


RIP mate, YNWA

[Ron_Mexico]

this is shocking news, last thing i expected to read today

RIP puerta

[Red Chilli]

He was dealt an unfair hand.

RIP
YNWA

well, maybe not, but still a very sad case.

R.I.P.

[Red_Al_77]

All too reminiscent for me

[LFCman]

RIP. So so sad. I'm really shaken up by this. Terrible, only a year older then me.

[Joe King]

Very sad news. He had just made his Spanish debut recently.

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Sad to hear this, he was only young and had his whole career and life in front of him. Quality player as well.

Just an added point, there seems to be quite a few of these heart related deaths surrounding players during games. Anyone remember Marc Foe (played for Man Citeh) dying on the pitch playing for Cameroon a couple of years ago? And there have been other examples. Should this be happening?

[tomasjj]

It is always so sad when young people go away.

Rest in peace

[TartanTerror]

Sad to hear this, he was only young and had his whole career and life in front of him. Quality player as well.

Just an added point, there seems to be quite a few of these heart related deaths surrounding players during games. Anyone remember Marc Foe (played for Man Citeh) dying on the pitch playing for Cameroon a couple of years ago? And there have been other examples. Should this be happening?

Depends on the cause. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy(HOCM or IHSS) can cause sudden death in athletes, and there are physical signs that should be present during a medical exam. If not, I assume (correctly??)they are performing a routine echocardiogram as part of all player physicals. This would also detect HOCM. If the patient is suffering from an arrhythmia without structural heart disease there may be no premonitory signs/symptoms. Even the baseline EKG could be normal, unless you catch the patient actively having difficulties with the arrhythmia. One of the reports mentioned that his problem was with a ventricular arrhythmia. Sometimes a standard stress test can make those manifest, but sometimes we have to have the electrophysiologist try to provoke the arrhythmia. The point is that it could be difficult to detect the problem in some instances, and it depends on what they are doing as part of the routine screening process that would determine their success in screening out those with congenital heart disease.

[cobain]

Tragic!

RIP and YNWA

[IrishPaul]

Absolutely shocking and very very sad

RIP YNWA