Aguero Diagnosed with Cardiac Arrhythmia

Sergio Aguero has been diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia – an irregular heartbeat – after leaving the pitch with breathing difficulties in Barcelona’s 1-1 draw with Alaves on Saturday evening.

There was significant concern surrounding the 33-year-old’s wellbeing at Camp Nou, after he initially went to ground holding his throat and chest, raising fears that he was struggling to breathe.

A stretcher was called onto the pitch, but he was able to leave the field by his own accord, before being rushed to hospital to undergo emergency tests on his heart.

Sportrevealed yesterday that test results show Aguero suffers from cardiac arrhythmia, which means he has an irregular heartbeat. This is not something uncommon to the Argentine, who suffered from this illness when he was 12 years old.

He also suffered a similar episode 10 days earlier, adding to the tension and concerns surrounding this particular incident.

Further and more in-depth tests will be carried out over the next few days to understand the severity of Aguero’s condition, meaning it’s unlikely that he’ll be risked in Barcelona’s Champions League clash with Dynamo Kyiv in midweek.

Aguero is believed to be relatively calm but also ‘worried’ over the mysterious nature of the illness, and the uncertainty that lingers regarding how serious it may prove to be.

He will have to await the results of the next round of tests before the severity can be assessed.

Injuries and fitness issues have plagued Aguero since leaving Manchester City to join the Catalan giants, and he was forced to wait until mid-October before making his Barça debut due to a couple of different problems.

Also expected to miss the clash with Dynamo is Barcelona centre-back Gerard Pique who is down with a calf injury, the club said yesterday.

“Tests this morning confirmed first-team player Gerard Pique has a right calf strain and will be out for the forseeable future,” the club said on their web site.

The statement did not say how long Pique was expected to be out.

Pique limped off in the 70th minute on Saturday as Barcelona drew 1-1 at home against Alaves in La Liga.