Buenos Aires (Argentina), April 2 (LaPresse/AP) – Experts involved in the autopsy of Diego Maradona testified in the trial against seven healthcare professionals accused of manslaughter, stating that the Argentine football legend, who died on November 25, 2020, at the age of 60, had an abnormally large heart, suffered from cirrhosis, and showed no traces of alcohol or drugs at the time of his death.
Forensic expert Alejandro Ezequiel Vega told the court that Maradona’s heart was "enlarged" and weighed approximately 503 grams, whereas the average heart weighs between 250 and 300 grams. Vega explained that the examination of Maradona’s heart revealed that the former star suffered from "long-standing ischemia," characterized by a "lack of blood flow and oxygen." The autopsy concluded that Maradona died from acute pulmonary edema secondary to congestive heart failure.
Maradona passed away in a house on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, just days after undergoing surgery for a hematoma that had formed between his skull and brain. According to the prosecution, the seven defendants in the case—a neurosurgeon, a psychiatrist, a psychologist, doctors, and nurses—who were responsible for the former football star allegedly failed to provide adequate care, which may have contributed to his death.
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