Buenos Aires, December 12 (NA) – Joaquín Levinton, leader of the band Turf, suffered an acute myocardial infarction during the early hours of Friday at a bar located in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo and had to be urgently transferred to the Hospital Fernández.
Joaquín Levinton fell ill in a bar and was urgently hospitalized.
In recent hours, a preliminary medical statement has been released detailing the artist's health status and the procedures performed.
"Last night, Joaquín Levinton experienced discomfort in his chest. In this situation, the SAME (emergency medical service) was called, which immediately transferred him to the emergency room of Hospital Fernández. At the health center, he underwent a complete check-up, after which the doctors determined the need to place a stent. The procedure was successful and Joaquín is stable, out of danger and evolving favorably, currently in recovery process," they reported in the press release.
The use of a 'stent' is used to restore adequate blood flow in the affected artery upon admission, a procedure that was performed 'successfully'.
In this way, the institution revealed that Levinton remains hospitalized under the supervision of the medical team, with a prognosis that remains favorable after the intervention.
