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Turkish footballer Akın Karaaslan treated after heart attack during match

Turkish footballer Akın Karaaslan treated after heart attack during match

Akın Karaaslan collapsed during a football match in Bartın, Türkiye, in the 90th minute.

The 35-year-old plays for Gençlik Mimar Sinan Spor, which was facing Arıt Kayadibispor.

The referee stopped play, and medical staff were called onto the field.

Doctors determined he had suffered a heart attack and took him by ambulance to Bartın State Hospital.

He received treatment and underwent angiography, a procedure used to examine the heart’s blood vessels.

His condition was reported to be good after treatment.

The available information gives no further update on his recovery or return to football.

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