Ajax confirm Blind suffers heart muscle inflammation & will miss training in Jan

Ajax confirm Daley Blind has been diagnosed with heart muscle inflammation. Ex-Man Utd defender has undergone extensive medical examination in recent days, following the dizziness that briefly bothered him during the Ajax vs Valencia match.

It was then decided to place a subcutaneous ICD with Blind, a device that is applied under the skin. As a result of this intervention, which took place yesterday, the 29-year-old international will not start the training camp selection at the beginning of January, but will continue to work on his recovery in Amsterdam.

What is heart muscle inflammation (Myocarditis)?

Myocarditis is a disease marked by the inflammation of the heart muscle known as the myocardium — the muscular layer of the heart wall. This muscle is responsible for contracting and relaxing to pump blood in and out of the heart and to the rest of the body.

When this muscle becomes inflamed, its ability to pump blood becomes less effective. This causes problems like an abnormal heartbeat, chest pain, or trouble breathing. In extreme cases, it can cause blood clots leading to a heart attack or stroke, damage to the heart with heart failure, or death.

Normally, inflammation is a bodily response to any sort of wound or infection. Imagine when you cut your finger: within a short time, the tissue around the cut swells up and turns red, which are classic signs of inflammation. The immune system in your body is producing special cells to rush to the site of the wound and implement repairs.

But sometimes the immune system or another cause of inflammation leads to myocarditis.