Overview
- On July 22, Alarcón suffered a sudden cardiac syncope while driving in Palermo, causing a minor collision and initial hospitalization at Hospital Fernández.
- Following a pneumonia diagnosis and antibiotic treatment, he was transferred to IMAC where doctors scheduled a pacemaker implantation for July 30.
- Surgeons implanted the two-centimeter device in a 90-minute procedure under combined local and general anesthesia to regulate his heart rhythm.
- The actor reports that the pacemaker emits pulses only when his heart rate drops and that he feels no difference in his daily routine.
- His swift discharge builds on last year’s battle with severe pneumonia and open-heart surgery, underscoring the value of specialized cardiac care.