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Jim Harbaugh reveals heart condition led to exit against Broncos

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Jim Harbaugh reveals heart condition led to exit against Broncos

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Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh announced that he was briefly sidelined from the team due to a heart condition during the team's 23-16 win over the Denver Broncos in Week 6.

“It’s called atrial flutter,” Harbaugh said after the game. “I got into an episode (Sunday).”

Harbaugh was escorted to the locker room by the team's medical staff during the Chargers' first offensive series early in the first quarter.

The 60-year-old coach said he was treated by doctors in the locker room and his heart had returned to its normal rhythm. He returned to the contest with just over seven minutes left in the first quarter.

“I did an (electrocardiogram) and they said it was back in sinus rhythm,” Harbaugh said after the game. “And I said I felt good, so I’m back on the field.”

Harbaugh told reporters that he has had atrial flutter episodes, including once as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers in 2012.

Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter served as the team's interim coach while Harbaugh was in the locker room.

Harbaugh reiterated after the game that he felt good. However, the Chargers head coach plans to be re-examined by a cardiologist on Monday.

“Trust the doctors,” Harbaugh said. “It's the heart, so you take it seriously, right? Trust the doctors.”

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