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Iron Heart
Cardiac arrest can be a living nightmare. For the triathlete Elmar Sprink, it was a bitter truth. At the age of 38, his heart suddenly stopped. Resuscitation, intensive care unit, and a life-saving heart-lung machine followed. Two years later: the longed-for heart transplant. His doctors attest that he is the world's fittest man with a donor heart. A new life starts, but it’s a race against time.
Cardiac arrest can be a living nightmare. For the triathlete Elmar Sprink, it was a bitter truth. At the age of 38, his heart suddenly stopped. Resuscitation, intensive care unit, and a life-saving heart-lung machine followed. Two years later: the longed-for heart transplant. His doctors attest that he is the world's fittest man with a donor heart. A new life starts, but it’s a race against time.
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