Curtis Samuel had a "procedure to fix an irregular heartbeat"

[bobsfoodbasics]

It’s not a big issue to treat however he will be put on blood thinners which will affect his career. 

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

My mom works in the heart clinic at the hospital..  She said they probably used some catheter treatment to fix it. They don't have to do actual open heart surgery that way

Had a heart catheter a little while back (exploratory). Probably set to have a colonoscopy soon.

At my age, you get a lot of tubes 

Hate to see it for a kid's Samuel's age though.

[FakePlasticTrees]

Probably a cardiac ablation for atrial fibrillation. It is a minor procedure.

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007368.htm

 

 

[bobsfoodbasics]

I think he’s gonna be out for at least the first 3 months of the season

[MechaZain]

6 minutes ago, Sam Mills Fan said:

I'm still confused how unexpected heart surgery is considered a "small procedure". Maybe it somehow is, but that sounds scary as hell to me, especially if you're an NFL player.

A quick Google-Fu says it depends on the severity of the condition and some people even just go untreated. "Small procedure" suggests the minimally invasive, quick zap to the heart variety. 

[MillionDollarCam]

I'm not a doctor nor pretend to be but I'm very familiar with arythmia's cause I have one myself.

Since he had it operated on it could be a SVT. It's not career-ending but could lead to sudden cardiac arrest if pushed. Meaning if someone keeps going when they feel chest pressure or tightness.

Arian Foster had an SVT and returned to normal.

[E CaT PanTHer 2]

7 minutes ago, TheRed said:

Samuel already has a smaller frame for an NFL player considering the amount of hits he will be exposed to over an entire career. At some point if these health concerns keep piling up I fear he may have to consider if football is really worth it. It would be a damn shame. But I'd rather see him breathing than a shell of himself.

smaller frame? the dude is 2 inches taller and 10 lbs heavier than steve smith. 

also, he's had one bad ankle and a minor irregular heartbeat. we're not talking about concussions or cte here. 

are you really saying he should consider retirement if he's faced with another minor setback? 

loll some of ya'll and your overreactions i swear

[TheRed]

Just now, E CaT PanTHer 2 said:

smaller frame? the dude is 2 inches taller and 10 lbs heavier than steve smith. 

also, he's had one bad ankle and a minor irregular heartbeat. we're not talking about concussions or cte here. 

are you really saying he should consider retirement if he's faced with another minor setback? 

loll some of ya'll and your overreactions i swear

How many Steve Smith's have there been in the NFL again?

[Ricky Spanish]

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While some arrhythmias are treated with life-long medication, cardiac ablation can actually cure certain arrhythmias for good.

Ablation is a procedure in which the physician uses a catheter through a vein or artery in the leg to reach the heart and find the abnormal circuits causing the arrhythmia. Once the physician determines where the arrhythmia is coming from, he or she will cauterize (burn) and ablate (destroy) the tissue in the small area of the heart that is not performing properly. This solves the problem and cures the arrhythmia.

"Many of the arrhythmias we treat with ablation, such as supraventricular tachycardias, have success rates of 95 to 99 percent and complication rates below 1 percent," Krishnan says. "And it is very unlikely that the patient will develop another arrhythmia in the near future."

Unfortunately, if the arrhythmia was caused by heart disease, ablation will not cure the heart disease. "The underlying disease will still be there, but we are able to fix the electrical abnormality that is a consequence of the disease," Krishnan says.

 

 

https://www.rush.edu/health-wellness/discover-health/treating-irregular-heartbeats

 

Fingers crossed it's a quick fix and he's only out for a week or two as precaution. 

[tiger7_88]

8 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Had a heart catheter a little while back (exploratory). Probably set to have a colonoscopy soon.

So since they couldn't find your heart with the catheter, they've decided to look and see if its up your butt?

[E CaT PanTHer 2]

1 minute ago, TheRed said:

How many Steve Smith's have there been in the NFL again?

umm a ton. are you really saying 5 9 - 5 11 weighing around 200 lbs is small for an NFL slot receiver? 

[Mr. Scot]

18 minutes ago, Sam Mills Fan said:

I'm still confused how unexpected heart surgery is considered a "small procedure". Maybe it somehow is, but that sounds scary as hell to me, especially if you're an NFL player.

You've heard the saying: It's "minor surgery" when somebody else has it.

1 minute ago, tiger7_88 said:

So since they couldn't find your heart with the catheter, they've decided to look and see if its up your butt?

Hey, at least they weren't looking for my brain.

Which reminds me, how did your procedure go? 

[Black&BlueBubba]

Glad we kept 6 WR's

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, E CaT PanTHer 2 said:

umm a ton. are you really saying 5 9 - 5 11 weighing around 200 lbs is small for an NFL slot receiver? 

But Steve Smith wasn't a slot WR, he was a dominant outside WR. Antonio Brown is about the only other recent guy I can think of who is roughly Smitty's size who dominates the game as an outside WR.