Cardiologist: There are two major dangers after a heart attack

“Everything under control here.

A big shock, but the strength is intact, ”wrote the Spanish footballer Iker Casillas in a Twitter message from the hospital in Porto.

The FC Porto goalkeeper had previously suffered a heart attack in the middle of training.

The doctors first put a cardiac catheter on him, then a so-called stent was inserted.

The 37-year-old was lucky in misfortune;

Thanks to the rapid medical care, his life was not in danger.

But how is it possible that a relatively young man, a professional footballer and high-performance athlete who lives healthy, is well looked after and is subject to constant medical checks, suffers a heart attack?

Dietrich Andresen is a cardiologist and chairman of the German Heart Foundation.

He explains which symptoms need to be recognized, how they differ in men and women and in which patient group the risk is greatest.