Kirchen has heart attack

[ttrider]

Just to with the Luxemberger a full recovery
bad news

 

[doddy13]

Get well soon Kirchen.
Conflicting messages though, Cycling news says heart attack, CQ ranking says Not a heart attack, but respiratory problems and that he was in a coma.

Either way, this is bad news.

 

[Michele]

Hope they find out what the problem was.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Sportwereld says he is in an induced coma, the team spokesman tells us he is awake and up.

Susan

 

[scribe]

Good lord. What is going on?

 

[tgsgirl]

Sporza says this -
Luxembourgian Kim Kirchen was taken to hospital Friday night. Kirchen suffered from respiratory problems, probably due to a problem with his heart.

Katusha teamleader Bart Leysen explained to Sporza what's going on. "Kirchen was taken to hospital out of precaution. He is conscious and everything is under control. He did not have a heart attack."

"Kim's heartmuscle was operated on early in the spring. He was suffering from Cardiac dysrhythmia at the time. Maybe yesterday's troubles are related to that surgery".

In 2008 Kirchen - who's 31 years old now - won the Flèche Wallonne. Last year he was victorious in the seventh stage of the Tour de Suisse.

Get well soon, Kim!

 

[Moondance]

Horrible news. Best of luck for a speedy recovery.

 

[auscyclefan94]

For a fit athlete that is odd to have heart attack. Best of wishes to Kim.

 

[Zoncolan]

This guy has had *** for luck when it comes to health over the past two years. I hope his luck turns soon.

 

[sublimit]

Kirchen is a classy rider, hopefully he can get over this.

 

[brianf7]

Thy will soon fix him up Heart attack or not he is fit and only a spring chicken

Get well soon.

My mate had a heart attack a few weks ago so I gave him an asprin and called an ambulance the asprin to thin his blood after a ride.

He is OK now and will be riding again soon with three unblocked arteries two stents in arteries so he is ok for another 10 years.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Yes.
Shock and confusion all around.
Hope he makes a full recovery.

We will have to wait to get the definitive diagnosis.

 

[Boeing]

GodSpeed

Lets hope it was more hydration and fatigue related to low blood pressure and not some sort of arrhythmia or electrical issue

 

[Publicus]

Hope this isn't as serious as it sounds. Speedy recovery.

 

[The Sheep]

For a fit athlete that is odd to have heart attack. Best of wishes to Kim.

Theres a lot other reasons you can get a heart attack tbh

 

[red_flanders]

GodSpeed

Lets hope it was more hydration and fatigue related to low blood pressure and not some sort of arrhythmia or electrical issue

I have an arrhythmia which is exacerbated by all of the above (poor hydration, fatigue, stress, lbp, etc.).

Initially a surgery was investigated in my case, but it turned out that my particular type of arrhythmia did not require it. Other types can be far more serious.

Hope he recovers enough to continue riding soon. Nothing more frustrating than having your main exercise outlet taken away.

 

[wiry pyruvity]

it's sad....this variety of cycling strains the heart incredibly...any time i hear of a cyclist with heart issues, i think of myocardial hypertrophy...but in this casse if he already had surgery for an arhythmia, i suspect that his sinoatrial node was being over-ridden by an ectopic focus...perhaps wolf-parkinson white syndrome...at any rate, the best to him...

 

[jens_attacks]

get well soon kim!

 

[bobs nob]

hearing very bad rumours about his health

hope they are just rumours

 

[ak-zaaf]

That scared the crap out of me for some reason. Really hope he recovers alright.

 

[born65]

Kirchen is in artificially coma.
It is much more serious than cyclingnews report.
source:http://sport.rtl.lu/news/aktualiteit/71381.html

Gett well soon kim

 

[thehog]

Kirchen is in artificially coma.
It is much more serious than cyclingnews report.
source:http://sport.rtl.lu/news/aktualiteit/71381.html

Gett well soon kim

If this is drug related I think its the end of cycling. For good.

RIP Professional cycling.

 

[turtlesoup]

If this is drug related I think its the end of cycling. For good.

RIP Professional cycling.

i doubt that but the bio passport will be revealed for what it is....

 

[Mrs John Murphy]

If this is drug related I think its the end of cycling. For good.

RIP Professional cycling.

I am sure that the UCI is already preparing excuses and preparing to sweep it all under the carpet.

Those in charge of the sport never learn.

 

[peloton]

Kirchen is in artificially coma.
It is much more serious than cyclingnews report.
source:http://sport.rtl.lu/news/aktualiteit/71381.html

Gett well soon kim

what does the article say? I can't get it translated.
Hope for a speedy recovery for KK.