the sports journalist Ferdinando Niembro74 years old, He was to be admitted to the Argentine Institute of Diagnosis and Treatment (IADT).
The commentator, who currently works at ESPN, attended the medical institution on Tuesday, Sept. 4, when he heard from heart troublewhich added concern considering his coronary history: he underwent three angioplasty.
Now, Niembro has undergone coronary catheterization and comprehensive studies. Then the professionals They decided to leave him hospitalized.
His personal doctor, Luis De la Fuente, assured the journalist that “a cardiovascular check-up was done which is generally done on patients like him”. “It was a complete check-up, a cardiological check-up”held.
Cardiologist De la Fuente assured that the study was not scheduled. “He has decided to do it now. He has been hospitalized. Luckily everything went very well for him and In a few hours he will be discharged “he calmly pointed out.
Niembro, for his part, in dialogue with La Nación, highlighted: “Exactly, I did some studies that I do every year, especially post-Covid”.
The journalist, creator of the program The last word, He has assured that on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning he will leave the IADT.
What is coronary angioplasty?
Coronary angioplasty is an endovascular intervention performed a clear coronary arteries that are narrowed or blockedwith the aim of restoring blood circulation to the heart.
This type of surgery, in many cases, replaces open heart surgery or treatment with thrombolytic drugs.
Although each procedure has its specific indication based on the condition of each patient, angioplasty is gaining more and more followers because it is a technique less invasivethey last approximately one hour, require a short hospital stay (performed under local anesthesia and in many cases the patient goes home the next day), are well tolerated and recover quickly.
In a by-pass operation, on the other hand, an “open heart” operation must be performed, under general anesthesia, the operation lasts at least 3 hours, has a greater surgical risk and hospitalization varies from 4 to 6 days.
Source: Argentine College of Interventional Cardioangiologists (CACI).
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Source: Clarin
