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<\/div>\nDoctors at the Kavaja Hospital in\u00a0Albania have confirmed that Raphael Dwamena was dead before the ambulance carrying him arrived at the hospital.<\/p>\n
According to the hospital, there was no cardiac activity when Dwamena arrived at the hospital.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe patient came to the Kavaja hospital in the \u2018black code\u2019, that is, he had exitus (the medical term for death), without vital parameters, without tension, without breathing, without cardiac activity. There was no activity in the EKG,\u201d said Dr Lala.<\/p>\n
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Dwamena was confirmed dead on Saturday, November 11\u00a0after suffering a cardiac attack during\u00a0a league game.<\/p>\n
The 28-year-old lost consciousness in the 23rd minute during the league match between his side Egnatia and Partizan and was immediately taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n
Initial signs of cardiac issues popped up in 2017 after the player failed a medical ahead of a move to Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion.<\/p>\n
He had an ICD implant and continued to have cardiac issues, including high readings during matches at Vejle and collapsing during a\u00a0game\u00a0with Blau-Weiss Linz.<\/p>\n
Dwamena, however, did not survive upon arrival at the hospital leading to the unfortunate incident.<\/p>\n
In October 2021, in an Austrian\u00a0Cup\u00a0match during the first half of Blau-Weiss Linz\u2019s\u00a0game\u00a0against Hartberg, Dwamena collapsed on the pitch\u00a0and was shocked by the ICD and stabilized quickly.<\/p>\n
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