Charlotte Valandrey has died aged 53. She had received two heart transplants and was suffering from HIV.
- Charlotte Valandrey died on July 13, 2022 in hospital.
- Affected by AIDS at the age of 17, the actress fought for a career in television and cinema.
This last transplant unfortunately failed. Hospitalized last June to “replace her second-hand heart”, according to comments relayed by the press release written by his relatives, the actress, whose real name is Anne-Charlotte Pascal, left, surrounded by her family, reports Closer.
Last Stand
“After a last fight of a month, where the hours lasted centuries, where to express herself, Charlotte blinked her eyes and wrote a few words on a slate (…) She fell asleep with a smile, by shaking hands with his father Jean-Pierre, his daughter Tara and his sister, Aude” can we read in the press release.
The actress had to be plunged into an artificial coma to escape pain and complications.
delicate
For Charlotte Valandrey, this operation was all the more delicate as she is on medication because of her HIV infection discovered at the age of 18 and it was her second transplant: she had already been transplanted at the age 34 years old in 2003 after two heart attacks caused by his treatment against HIV (AZT, the first drug used to treat HIV infection) and a heart rate reduced to 10%.
“My trials have taught me to be afraid of death. Or more exactly, to be afraid that life will end. She took on such a flavor for me! The beautiful things, I want to experience them right away…” she confided to the‘Express in 2011.
Severe heart failure
The reason that leads to a heart transplant is severe heart failure.
According to theBiomedicine Agencythere are many causes of heart failure: myocardial infarction leading to necrosis of part of the heart muscle, severe untreated high blood pressure, cardiotoxicity of certain medications, abnormal valves, excessive consumption of alcohol or other toxins , heart muscle diseases of unknown cause sometimes hereditary or congenital heart disease…
“The prevalence of heart failure in the general population is around 2%. After age 70, it affects 10% of people. When the vital prognosis of a patient with heart failure is engaged, only the replacement of his heart can save his life” can we read on the site.
