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He was shocked by his description through the Covid clinic of the Hippocratic Hospital where he was treated, now he is fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit. The reason for AUTh Professor of Cardiology, Vassilis Vasilikos.
Speaking to MEGA, he explained that about two weeks ago he had the classic symptoms for seven days, while on day 8 his condition worsened significantly and he had to be hospitalized to receive oxygen.
Vasilikos affirmed in that interview that he will remain in hospital for about a week, while he also referred to the cases in which he lost his companions to a coronavirus.
“I had terrible shortness of breath, but I was not tired, and I also have my own taste and smell,” he added, pointing to the difficulties faced by elderly patients treated in Covid units.
“The problem is the hospitalization of patients, there should be more nurses,” he emphasized, emphasizing that the final year students of the respective faculties could also help.
For the past five days, Mr. Vasilikos has not responded as expected to his treatment and for the past five days he has been fighting for his life in the ICU in Ippokratio.
“It is a disease that lasts a long time”
Speaking with MEGA, Mr. Ioannis Kanonidis, director of the cardiology clinic at Hippocratic Hospital, said:
“He had to be intubated 5 days ago. The treating doctors, but also us… it seems that the patient responds positively to his treatment. He shows signs of improvement and we hope that he will overcome it.”
“It is a disease that lasts for a long time and depends on the case. In the case of Vassilis he threw a lot, but unfortunately these things happen.
Vassilis is an internationally recognized cardiologist. “As a person, when I visited him, what I received was his courage,” he said, referring to the professor.
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