Former England international Carlton Palmer suffered a 'suspected heart attack' while running the Sheffield half-marathon, the pundit has tweeted from hospital
Former England international Carlton Palmer attending a Sheffield Wednesday match and during his playing career .Former England and Sheffield Wednesday football player Carlton Palmer suffered a "suspected heart attack" while running a half-marathon, he has tweeted from hospital.
The 57-year-old former midfielder tweeted the news on his Twitter account with a screenshot of his running statistics which showed that his heart rate reached 232 beats-per-minute in the early hours of Monday. The pundit has suffered heart issues in the past - including requiring five hours of life-changing surgery because of a known heart condition.
In the tweet, Palmer said: "Just to let everyone know I am ok, being kept in overnight in hospital observation/tests heart played up again in the first mile but I managed to complete the course.In an update later on Monday morning, Palmer confirmed the provisional diagnosis. He tweeted: "Thank you so much for all the lovely messages I have being kept in hospital with a suspected small heart attack."Gutted I was flying to Portugal at 4pm with [wife Lucy]".Just to let everyone know I am ok ,being kept in overnight in hospital observation/tests heart played up again in the first mile but I managed to complete the course .
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