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A specialist in nephrology has testified in a trial over Diego Maradona's death that his doctors missed crucial warning signs of renal problems. Maradona's kidneys were found to be heavy and contained lesions, which the specialist says should have prompted daily medical checkups and monitoring of vital signs. The accused healthcare professionals, including Maradona's personal physician, are charged with criminal negligence in connection with his death from heart failure and acute pulmonary oedema on November 25, 2020. Three specialists, including Trimarchi, have now testified that the doctors failed to recognize warning signs, which could lead to up to 25 years in prison if they are convicted.
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Diego Maradona's doctors failed to notice a crucial sign of kidney disease, according to expert testimony in the trial over his death. The 1986 World Cup star died on November 25, 2020, at age 60, from heart failure and acute pulmonary oedema, a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs. Seven healthcare professionals are being accused of providing inadequate care, including Maradona's personal physician, psychiatrist, and nursing staff. A specialist, nephrologist Hernan Trimarchi, testified that Maradona suffered from "chronic kidney disease", which should have been a warning sign for his doctors. The trial is ongoing and expected to last until at least September.
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Late Argentina football legend Diego Maradona’s failing kidneys should have been a red flag for his doctors, a specialist has told the trial over the player’s death.
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Maradona, who died aged 60 while convalescing after surgery for a brain clot, suffered from “chronic kidney disease,” nephrologist Hernan Trimarchi told a court near Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Tuesday that is trying Maradona’s medical team for criminal negligence.
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The 1986 World Cup star died of heart failure and acute pulmonary oedema – a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs – at a rented home in the Buenos Aires suburb of Tigre on November 25, 2020.
Seven healthcare professionals, including Maradona’s personal physician, psychiatrist and nursing staff, are accused of providing woefully inadequate care.
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professionals → head → care
The trial is also examining whether their decision to allow him to convalesce in a private home instead of a medical facility endangered his life.
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He said the player’s kidneys were heavy and contained lesions linked to a history of obesity, cocaine use and hypertension.
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kidneys → say → obesity
“At a minimum,” he said, the patient should have undergone “daily medical checkups, daily nursing care, blood tests and monitoring of his vital signs.”
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patient → say → signs
He added that there was no record of any blood test being performed during his two-week convalescence.
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He added that Maradona’s ballooning size and blood pressure should also have been cause for concern.
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size → add → concern
In April, the court was shown images of the star on his deathbed, his stomach grotesquely distended by oedema.
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stomach → show → oedema
An autopsy showed he was in agony for several hours before his death.
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he → show → death
Trimarchi is the third specialist to tell the court that Maradona’s doctors missed crucial warning signs.
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doctors → tell → signs
The accused, who risk up to 25 years’ imprisonment if convicted, deny responsibility for the icon’s death.
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who → accuse → death
The trial is expected to last until at least September.
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