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Actor Vivek's health condition...Hospital issues official statement: How's he doing now?

By alagu, 16 April, 2021
Vivek, Tamilnadu, Chennai, COVID-19 vaccine

Padma Shri actor Vivek is battling for survival as he has been getting treated at the Intensive Care Unit of a private hospital in Chennai after he suffered cardiac arrest and breathing difficulty. The reputed actor's sudden hospitalization had shocked the fans and fraternities and it has come a day after he received the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. 

Vivek had complained of chest pain and suffered cardiac arrest in the morning hours of Friday following which he was admitted to SIMS Hospital in Vadapalani, Chennai for further treatments. The news of his hospitalization had drawn major attention across and beyond the borders with many people expressing their concerns over the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine. He was spelled to be in a critical condition and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). 

Amid the reports over his health condition, the treating hospital has issued an official statement concerning the actor's health condition in which it has said, "Actor Padma Shri Dr. Vivek was brought to the hospital in an unconscious state by 11:00 am today (Friday) to the emergency by the family members. He was resuscitated in the emergency room by specialists."

"Later he underwent Emergency Coronary Angiogram followed by Angioplasty. He is currently in critical condition on ECMO in the Intensive Care Unit. This is an acute coronary syndrome with cardiogenic shock. This is a separate Cardiac event. It may not be due to COVID vaccination", the hospital added. Through its statement, the hospital has asserted that Vivek's ailment was not associated with the COVID-19 vaccine. 

The hospital had held a press meet in the evening hours of Friday which was also attended by Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan. Speaking to the reporters, Dr. Raju Sivasamy, Vice-President of SIMS Hospital in Chennai, said Vivek has 100% heart blockage in the LAD (Left Anterior Descending artery) vessel and will be in critical care for 24 hours. By citing that the health setback was due to a cardiac issue, Sivasamy had asserted that the setback was not related to the COVID-19 vaccine. 

The reports say that the reputed actor was brought to the hospital in an unconscious state by his wife and daughter. The doctors at SIMS Hospital had performed an emergency coronary angiogram on him after finding a 100% block in the LAD and the doctors had placed a stent. Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan had also reiterated that the actor's health setback was not due to the COVID-19 vaccine that he received on Thursday. 

Radhakrishnan said, "The guidelines by the Union government say that people with certain comorbidities should get vaccinated and this includes cardiac problems. This came as a shock to us too. Only today we came to know about the LAD block." As per the hospital, Vivek is currently under ECMO support following an angio procedure and responding to a question, Sivasamy said that Vivek is under critical care support and his lungs need the support. The doctors resuscitate him when he came to the hospital to bring back his pulse and blood pressure. 

The doctors had also done the COVID-19 test on Vivek and he had no COVID-19 symptoms. Dr. Sivasamy said that a review needs to be done 24-hours later to assess his condition and added, "Everything has now improved. He is under inotropic support for the heart and ECMO support for the lungs. He is expected to regain consciousness soon. His age too is a hopeful factor for his speedy recovery."

On Thursday, Vivek has received the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine at Omandurar Hospital. The 59-year-old actor is a Padma Shri laureate and following the vaccination, Vivek had also urged all those eligible to take the COVID-19 vaccination. He said that wearing masks and observing physical distancing are the public safety measures to keep everyone safe and the medical way to protect is the vaccine. He added that the vaccine is the only thing that can save a life. He also thanked Health Secretary Radhakrishnan, the dean, and doctors of the Omandurar Hospital for the vaccination. 

As a protege of former Indian President Bharat Ratna Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Vivek had launched an initiative called 'Green Kalam' to plant trees and campaign for the eco-friendly environment. He has been a forerunner in social work besides being an actor and he also had created awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic. Several fans, fraternities, and leaders are expressing their wishes to the Padma Shri actor to get a speedy recovery. 

 

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