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Dallas Stars C/RW Rich Peverley collapsed on the bench early in tonight's game at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets...
Back in September, Peverley had a procedure administering to an irregular heartbeat that caused him to miss most of the preseason.
From Mark Stepneski and the Dallas Stars in September:
We sent him to a specialist and it ended up he had an A-fib condition (atrial fibrillation), which is where the heart gets out of rhythm,” said Stars GM Jim Nill. “He had a procedure done. He’s going to be out for three weeks and should be available close to the start of the season, might miss one or two games.”
Nill said it was his understanding that procedure involved shocking the heart to get it back in rhythm. Peverley will be able to skate for the next weeks, but no contact.
“Our medical staff did a great job, they recognized this,” Nill said. “That’s why they do the medical procedures, they picked it up on the EKG and he’ll be fine.“
The issues came back and forced Peverley to miss a game last week...
Here's the action from the bench at the time...
2120 UPDATE: The game was postponed after a discussion with the teams and the league, but the HQ gives a tip of the hat to the Stars medical staff for responding the way they did...
According to Stars medical staff, Peverley was defibrillated successfully and wanted to go back into the game...
Wild...
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