Vivek, a comedy actor and Padma Shri awardee from Tamil films, died of cardiac arrest at Chennai Hospital early Saturday..
Vivek, a comedy actor and Padma Shri awardee from Tamil films, died of cardiac arrest at Chennai Hospital early Saturday. He was 59 years old.
Vivek was admitted to the ITU of the hospital on Friday morning after suffering a heart attack. A medical bulletin said he underwent an “emergency coronary angiogram followed by angioplasty” on Friday. ”
He was on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support as the actor’s condition became critical. A private hospital said he was admitted on Friday morning after suffering ‘acute coronary syndrome with cardiogenic shock’. In a statement issued, the hospital said that Vivek was brought to the emergency ward of the hospital in an unconscious state at around 11 am by his family members.
The hospital said that Vivek was placed under the supervision of experts. Later, he underwent an emergency coronary angiogram after angioplasty. The 59-year-old Vivek was admitted to the ICU after his condition became critical.
Cardiogenic shock is a condition in which the heart is not able to pump enough blood that the body needs, which is due to a severe heart attack.
According to doctors, Vivek had complained of chest pain to his family members. Her medical condition was denied by doctors as being linked to Kovid-19.
