- Luton captain survives arrest
- Implant restores heart function
- Thanks to Luton’s medical support
The captain of Luton Town experienced a cardiac arrest on Saturday during the club’s match against Bournemouth. Lockyer and the club
both reported that a “successful procedure” was completed.
Tom Lockyer, a Premier League footballer who collapsed during a match and was implanted with a device capable of restarting his heart, has been released from the hospital. Engineers have since removed the device.
The captain of Luton Town experienced a cardiac arrest on Saturday during the club’s match against Bournemouth.
On Wednesday, the club verified Lockyer’s discharge from the hospital via a statement.
A “successful procedure” to implant an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) device has been completed on him.
The 29-year-old central defender collapsed for the second time in a game, following an incident that occurred on May 28 during Luton’s play-off final victory.
The club said Lockyer had commenced “a period of rehabilitation from the comfort of his own home” in a statement issued on Thursday.
Lockyer, his family, and Luton Town have all extended their gratitude to Bournemouth’s supporters and club officials.
They extended heartfelt gratitude to the medical personnel of Bournemouth and to midfielder Philip Billing, who was the initial to request aid for Lockyer.
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In addition to the assistance of local paramedics and Bournemouth’s medical team, it was the professional conduct and adherence to protocols by our medical staff that ultimately allowed Tom to recover, for which we are grateful, according to the statement.
An ICD is a diminutive apparatus that employs electrical pulses to control irregular cardiac rhythms, as defined by the British Cardiac Foundation.
Christian Eriksen of Denmark underwent surgery in 2021 to have one fitted following a collapse during a European Championship match.
“I was informed early in the hospital that there are no boundaries with an ICD,” Eriksen told, the previous year.
“After allowing it to heal for a few months, you are free to resume your normal activities.” “I wanted to return fairly quickly, but I didn’t want to be overly insistent.”
Lockyer, from Cardiff, debuted for Wales internationally in 2017 and has played sixteen matches.
Wales qualified its first 26-man squad in 64 years for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, including him.
