TV host has heart attack live on air

Just 10 days after being fitted with a pacemaker, a TV sports broadcaster dramatically suffered a heart attack live on air.

Sukru Oytan can be seen in video footage suddenly slumping on the desk in front of him, before sliding off his chair and falling to the studio floor.

The startling scenes were recorded on a local television channel in Turkey’s Eskisehir province.

While analyzing a game, Oytan suddenly paused, reports tech2.

After a short silence, he can be seen leaning with his head resting against the table, while his co-host, Guven Sabaz, appears to be confused about what to do in the situation.

Oytan is seen panting as he bends over and Sabaz begins walking over to his colleague, but Oytan falls out of his chair and onto the floor in a heap.

Turkish media report that Oytan suffered a heart attack on air and was rushed to the hospital, where he is now in stable condition.

In a statement, the local television channel said that 10 days prior to the incident, the broadcaster had undergone a procedure to have a pacemaker fitted after being diagnosed with arrhythmia — slow or irregular heartbeats.

The device is connected to people’s heart muscles by one or two leads and can be life-saving as it can relieve some arrhythmia symptoms such as fatigue and fainting.

If your heart rate is too slow, it sends an electrical signal to the heart muscle to start a heartbeat.

The TV channel said: “Our colleague Sukru Oytan had a pacemaker placed due to arrhythmia 10 days ago. Today during the program he felt bad and fainted.

“He was immediately taken to a hospital. The doctors reported that his state is stable. We express our best wishes to Oytan and his family.”