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Former Premier League boss Iain Dowie has revealed he suffered a 'terrifying' cardiac arrest during a spinning class and is 'very lucky' to be alive. 

Dowie, 59, managed Crystal Palace between 2003 and 2006 and has also been known for spells with Charlton, QPR and Hull City, but has not coached a team since that ill-fated spell with the Tigers in 2010 that saw them relegated.

In recent years the former Northern Ireland striker has worked as a pundit and was speaking pitchside for the BBC for Larne's game against Coleraine in the NIFL Premiership when he opened up on his horror episode.

'I went to a spin class and don't remember too much more. I had a big cardiac arrest, unfortunately.

'Lots of people looked after me and did some great things in the gym, then the ambulance looked after me and I ended up in hospital for a good few days.'

Dowie revealed he has since been fitted with a defibrillator in his heart - as he spoke of the 'terrifying' scenes that played out with his wife watching and

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