Buenos Aires, December 12 (NA) — Joaquín Levinton, leader of the band Turf, suffered an acute myocardial infarction early this Friday and was urgently transferred to the hemodynamics department of the Fernández Hospital. He is currently out of danger. Joaquín Levinton felt unwell in a bar and was urgently hospitalized. According to reports, the artist was performing at a bar-restaurant located on Av. Dorrego 1697 in the Palermo neighborhood when he began to feel chest pain and fainted. Those present at the establishment quickly called the SAME (Emergency Medical Service) to assist the artist. Alberto Crescenti, head of SAME, confirmed in a television interview that the artist "suffered a cardiac decompensation with hypotension and sweating while performing." According to exclusive information from the Buenos Aires Police Agency to the Argentine News Agency, the alert was activated around 00:45 this Friday. Personnel from the City Police's 13th Precinct immediately went to the scene. A press release issued in recent hours details the musician's precise diagnosis and his condition after the necessary emergency procedure to stabilize his condition. At the health center, he underwent a complete check-up, after which doctors determined the need to place a stent. The procedure was successful, and Joaquín is stable, out of danger, and recovering well, currently in the process of recovery, the release accessed by NA reported. The musician left the hemodynamics room at 7:35 am after the stent procedure was completed. "At this moment, he is accompanied by people from his inner circle in the hospital," sources confirmed to NA.
