Overview
- The 52-year-old sought care for a leg problem while on vacation in Brazil, where doctors found a small blood clot.
- Further tests showed his heart was not working properly, with severely reduced pumping capacity.
- An emergency intervention was performed and a catheter was placed, according to details attributed to the Spanish newspaper AS.
- The operation, planned for 40 minutes, lasted nearly three hours due to complications but ended successfully.
- He is expected to stay in the hospital for about two more days, and he told AS he is feeling better as his entourage said he is being closely monitored.