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World Cup 2018: Sun man wore heart monitor for England V Sweden and this is what happened
Blood pressure gets dangerously high as Dele Alli's goal takes England through
HERE'S proof England got pulses racing to dangerously high levels during their quarter-final match against Sweden as we put Sun man Raphael Warner's heart to the test.
Raphael was hooked up to a monitor to check his heart and blood pressure levels throughout the whole 90 minutes on Saturday - and you should see how he scored.
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Both goals in the 2-0 game got his heart racing as results showed it going very, very high - at one point he reached hypertension levels of 178/128 which if sustained and not seen to be going down would prompt a doctor to send him to A&E.
Luckily for Raphael he had his sister and NHS physician's associate Natasha on hand to monitor the rates as the game unfolded.
She kept an eye on his heart, rhythm, rate and pulse throughout the full 90 minutes - after shaving off some of his chest hair first to get the suctions attached.
She said: "His heart rate was sustainably high throughout the match."
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Reaching high levels during both goals, Natasha monitored the levels and checked manually to make sure they dropped.
She added: "If they had sustained at those levels then generally the patient would be sent to A&;E by their doctor. But luckily they went down."
At 38 and a non-drinker, footie mad Raphael knew he would be feeling nervous as the game unfolded, but never expected his heart and blood pressure to react the way it did.
As Harry Maguire took England into the lead, the video shows Raphael punching both fists in the air and screaming his lungs out as he celebrates the first goal.
England fans go mad as they score two goals against Sweden to reach the World Cup quarter finals
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This took his blood pressure up to 145/82 and his heart rate to 148.
Dele Alli's goal looked like it received a more subdued response from Raphael, but despite staying silent, his blood pressure peaks at dangerously high levels of 178/128 with his heart rate hitting 155.
A dad-of-two Raphael said: "It felt that my heart was racing through the jubilation of the goal scoring.
"The first 15-20 minutes England were cagey, but as England went along I thought I felt more relaxed, but it didn't come off like that on the monitor."
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NHS levels rate high blood pressure to be 140/90 or higher. Ideal blood pressure is 120/60. The normal adult heart rate should be between 60 and 100.
Raphael's heart rate peaked at 155 which would be similar for someone running on a treadmill in the gym.
Hearts will be racing again when Gareth Southgate's team take on Croatia in the semi-final on Wednesday.
England fans in pubs across the country react after beating Sweden to reach the World Cup semi-finals
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