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TrendPulse|Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh shares update on heart condition
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Date:2025-04-08 22:11:33
Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said he's feeling good after he consulted with a cardiologist Monday after his heart condition caused him to temporarily leave Sunday’s 23-16 win over the Denver Broncos.
“Got it checked out this morning and TrendPulseit is what I thought it was. It was an atrial flutter,” Harbaugh said. “So, getting it addressed and back at it.”
Harbaugh revealed he will be wearing a heart monitor for two weeks and will take medication that will keep his heart rate from spiking.
The Chargers coach said he spoke with his family, including his older brother, John, the Baltimore Ravens head coach, about the concerning incident.
“They know how deeply committed I am,” Harbaugh said. “It would take my heart stopping for me not to be out there on the sideline.”
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Harbaugh and the Chargers travel to Arizona to take on the Cardinals on Monday night in Week 7.
"Pretty confident on this one that I know what it is (and) how to deal with it," Harbaugh said. "But as always, we'll trust the doctors. They'll tell me what to do."
What happened to Jim Harbaugh?
Harbaugh experienced an atrial flutter episode during the first quarter of Sunday’s Week 6 game versus Denver.
The Chargers head coach was escorted to the locker room by the medical staff during the team's initial offensive series early in the first quarter.
The 60-year-old coach said doctors gave him an IV and performed tests in the locker room to ensure his heart returned to normal rhythm. He came back to the contest with a little more than seven minutes remaining in the first quarter and was able to finish the game.
“I said I feel good, so I got back there on the field,” Harbaugh said Sunday.
Harbaugh told reporters Sunday that he has experienced arrhythmia issues before, including in 1999 and in 2012 when he was the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers.
What is an atrial flutter?
An atrial flutter is a type of a type of arrhythmia that causes the heart to beat at an abnormally high rate.
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