Doctors ignored ‘warning signs’ before Maradona’s death, court hears
According to a forensic physician, the footballer’s condition progressively worsened in the days after his hospital discharge.
An Argentine court heard evidence on Tuesday that Diego Maradona's doctors ignored "warning signs" before the football legend's death in 2020. Maradona died of heart failure and acute pulmonary edema, a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs, two weeks after undergoing surgery. Forensic physician Carlos Cassinelli, a member of a medical board that analyzed Maradona's health records, testified that he had observed signs of edema in Maradona's lower limbs, swelling in his fingers, shortness of breath, hypertension, and an abnormally fast heart rate.
Cassinelli claimed no one attended to these symptoms, even though they posed a "life-threatening risk." The witness criticized the doctors for failing to act on the warning signs and suggested that home hospitalization may have been a mistake. The former Barcelona and Napoli player experienced worsening symptoms in the days after being discharged from the hospital, and Cassinelli stated that a warning could have been issued.
The accused healthcare professionals deny any responsibility for Maradona's death, attributing it to natural causes following a decade-long battle with cocaine and alcohol addictions. The trial, which began mid-April, could continue beyond August.
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