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Roberto Carlos Undergoes Preventive Coronary Angioplasty in São Paulo

Hospital says the procedure followed MRI detection of a heart obstruction during tests for a leg clot.

Overview

  • Hospital Vila Nova Star says he is stable and under intensive observation for roughly 48 hours in line with medical protocol.
  • Roberto Carlos stated he did not suffer a heart attack and that he is recovering well after the successful procedure.
  • Doctors advised and carried out the minimally invasive angioplasty the same day the obstruction was identified during his vacation in Brazil.
  • The operation, expected to last about 40 minutes, extended to nearly three hours due to complications, according to Diario AS.
  • Early reports from AS were followed by official confirmations from the hospital and Carlos that the intervention was preventive.