Shock: "My heart stopped" — Scott McTominay, heart abnormality leads to emergency surgery; 'Napoli on high alert'... "We must not see a second Ericsson incident"

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Former Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay (30, Napoli) is set to undergo heart surgery.

The UK's The Sun reported on the 2nd (Korean time) that "McTominay has been diagnosed with mild benign cardiac arrhythmia and is preparing for corrective surgery."

Napoli announced in an official statement that "McTominay is scheduled to undergo pulmonary vein isolation (PFA) surgery within a few days." The club added that he is expected to return to the field after the upcoming international break.

The arrhythmia McTominay is suffering from refers to symptoms where the heart beats outside its normal rhythm. The pulse ablation (PFA) procedure he will undergo uses electrical waves to destroy areas causing irregular heartbeats.

While the exact cause remains unclear, irregular pulse or a history of heart disease are commonly cited as potential causes.

McTominay left Manchester United in August 2024 for a transfer fee of £25.7 million (approximately 47.3 billion won) to join Napoli. Having joined Manchester United's youth academy at age five, he made a total of 255 appearances for the club, scoring 29 goals and providing eight assists. Since moving to Napoli, he has played in 82 matches and scored 27 goals, approaching his entire goal tally from his time at Manchester United.

It remains uncertain whether McTominay will be able to participate in Scotland's Nations League matches against Slovenia, Switzerland, and North Macedonia due to this surgery.

McTominay is not the first footballer to undergo surgery for a heart condition. In the past, Christian Eriksen collapsed from cardiac arrest during Euro 2020, and in 2017, Michael Carrick experienced irregular heartbeat symptoms during a match before undergoing ablation surgery and returning to play.

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