Hospital Says Roberto Carlos’ Cardiac Procedure Was Successful and Without Complications

Overview

• Hospital Vila Nova Star reported that Roberto Carlos was admitted on December 29 for a consultation, where coronary CT angiography detected an obstruction.
• The hospital said a coronary angioplasty was performed the same day with full success and no complications, and he is stable and asymptomatic in ICU observation per protocol.
• Roberto Carlos posted that the intervention was a preventive, preplanned medical procedure and denied having suffered a heart attack, adding that he feels well and thanked supporters.
• Earlier reports citing AS and EFE described an emergency catheterization that stretched to nearly three hours due to a complication, with plans for about 48 hours of monitoring.
• The 52-year-old 2002 World Cup winner and Real Madrid ambassador remains hospitalized in São Paulo, and this follows a separate health scare in April that briefly postponed a Nepal trip.