The Italian Luigi ‘Gigi’ Riva, The Italian football legend who died this Monday at the age of 79, refused an intervention to improve the blood flow in his arteries. Italy’s all-time top scorer with 35 goals, European champion in 1968, world runner-up in Mexico 1970 and legend of the Cagliari, He died at 7:10 pm at Brotzu Hospital where he was admitted since last Sunday due to a heart attack.
The management of the hospital and the services of cardiology, which in the afternoon issued an optimistic bulletin about the condition of the former soccer player, “calm and peaceful,” explained that the situation worsened unexpectedly and their attempts to revive him were not enough, even though they pointed out that he refused an intervention in the morning.
“At 10:30 am today a test was performed which revealed a very serious coronary heart disease. He was offered surgery coronary angioplasty, which he rejected. He was informed of the risks involved and refused so he could consult his family,” the hospital management explained to the media in a press conference.
One of the doctors, director of cardiology of the hospital, Marco Corda He revealed that the legendary player was joking that morning and that he was ready to speak to the press and say that his health is fine. Moreover, Corda made sure that Riva thanked the doctors for their interest in performing the surgery.
Source: La Verdad
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