ZURICH (AP) — Cyclist Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg has been taken out of a medically controlled coma, four days after a heart attack.
The 31-year-old Katusha rider complained of heart problems last Friday following the seventh stage of the Tour of Switzerland. He was taken to a hospital and put in a coma.
His team said Tuesday that after he was removed from the coma he immediately recognized his wife and father, but had no memory of what happened to him.
He reportedly has no problems with his heart or lungs. He will remain in hospital as doctors try to find the cause of the heart attack.
Kirchen had heart problems earlier this year. He had been selected to ride in the Tour de France, which begins next month.
