Jim Harbaugh misses part of Chargers’ win over Broncos for treatment of irregular heartbeat

Jim Harbaugh listened to his coronary heart when he started to really feel a little bit bit off in pregame warmups.

The Los Angeles Chargers coach went into the medical tent after which to the locker room within the first quarter Sunday to get checked out for an irregular heartbeat. An EKG confirmed his coronary heart was again in regular rhythm and he returned to the sideline along with his workforce already up 3-0.

His workforce did not miss a beat in a 23-16 win over the Denver Broncos. In reality, his quarterback, Justin Herbert, did not even know he wasn’t on the sideline. His brother certain did, as Baltimore coach John Harbaugh lower quick his postgame information convention after a win over Washington to examine in on his brother.

“Every little thing ended up turning out to be OK,” stated Jim Harbaugh, who acquired IV fluids. “The docs checked me out, and it obtained again into regular rhythm. So got here again.

“It is the guts so you’re taking it severely.”

For fairly some time, Harbaugh stated he is handled atrial flutter, a situation that may trigger the guts to beat too rapidly. He had an ablation process in 1999 to deal with the irregular coronary heart rhythms. He additionally had one other one in 2012 when he was teaching the San Francisco 49ers. He vividly remembers that process as a result of it was after a Monday evening sport the place Colin Kaepernick led the 49ers to a 32-7 win over the Chicago Bears.

Harbaugh stated he hadn’t actually skilled one other episode till this weekend.

“I began feeling it final evening, however wasn’t actually certain,” Harbaugh stated. “Identical to in 2012, it was in the course of the pregame warmups — I type of began feeling.”

Harbaugh tried to interject some humor — “2-0 in arrhythmias,” he cracked.

Herbert was caught off guard by the information that his coach had left the sideline — or that something was amiss. Though, he stated Harbaugh talked about one thing about his well being Saturday evening.

“He stated he was actually excited for the sport. He stated his blood was flowing and he was excited,” stated Herbert, who accomplished 21 of 34 passes for 237 yards and one landing. “I assumed every thing was good to go. That is positively one thing he ought to get checked out. He is a tricky man, although.”

Harbaugh stated that when he was within the locker room, the medical workers took his pulse and performed an EKG.

“Belief the docs. In case you’re not going to belief your docs, who’re you gonna belief?” he stated. “Got here again in to the locker room, and the paramedics got here, obtained an EKG and stated it was again to the sinus (regular) rhythm, and I stated, ‘I really feel good.’ I went again on the market on the sphere.”

Harbaugh plans to observe up along with his heart specialist on Monday.

When he left the sideline as the sport began, the Chargers described his absence as an sickness. Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter took over till Harbaugh returned halfway by way of the primary quarter with the Chargers forward 3-0 and driving towards one other rating. The Chargers jumped out to a 23-0 lead within the second half earlier than the Broncos made a late surge.

“It was an important and superb win for the workforce,” Harbaugh stated. “Actually pleased with our workforce, happy. They’re taking part in good soccer, offense, protection and particular groups, 4 quarters of it.

“I felt nice about that.”