David Ginola collapsed during a golf tournament. Transported to the cardio-thoracic center in Monaco, he underwent a quadruple bypass surgery. He is awake today.
The tournament came to an end. Former football international David Ginola collapsed on the pitch while playing in the 5e edition of the Maupo Golf Cup in Mandelieu-la-Napoule (Alpes-Maritimes). Unconscious, the retired footballer was transported to the cardio-thoracic center in Monaco where he was operated on by Professor Gilles Dreyfus.
Five hours in the OR
The record is tough for the former Paris Saint-Germain player. After cardiac massage in the field, a quadruple bypass surgery had to be performed by the Monegasque center medical team. Contradictory information on his state of health has arrived, suggesting a heart attack then a heart attack. Pr Dreyfus, cardiac surgeon interviewed by nice morning, denied this information. David Ginola actually suffered from complicated coronary lesions. “We returned to the OR at 7 p.m. to leave between 1 and 1:30 in the morning”, he explains.
David Ginola out of danger 4 bypass surgeries he would be saved without after-effects more info in 2 hours @infosportplus @itele
– trivial frank (@ FTX06) May 20, 2016
If the surgeon speaks of a quadruple bypass, it is because several coronary arteries were suffering from stenosis, that is to say that their diameter was too narrow to allow normal blood flow. Bypass surgery involves creating a “replacement route” between the aorta and the narrowed area, by removing mammary arteries. Since there are two coronary arteries, which themselves divide into several branches, several strictures can be created.
No neurological sequelae
The former international is now awake. He took the time to send two tweets, one in French, the other in English, to reassure Internet users. “Never slept so well. Everything is fine, ”he says simply. A few hours earlier, he was joking about the heat he was suffering from.
Hello everyone, never slept so well. Everything is fine. You just need a little rest. Thank you for your wonderful support …
– David Ginola (@teamginola) May 20, 2016
In any case, the mishap does not leave any major consequences on the brain of the former footballer. David Ginola “is stunned and doesn’t remember anything, but he’s fine, I was able to talk to him. It does not present any neurological sequelae ”, specifies Gilles Dreyfus to nice morning.
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