Zita Livia, the wife of twenty-six years of Danish singer King Diamond, fifty-four (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen , Mercyful ex FATE , current KING DIAMOND), issued the following press release:
"I want to tell everyone about the events of recent weeks, affecting many" .
"On Monday November 29, King had to be transported to a nearby hospital by ambulance. After several tests, the machine showed EKG abnormalities, to which physicians recommend doing a cardiac catheterization" .
"Cardiac catheterization is a procedure where doctors have a thin tube from the leg to the heart, where dye is injected into the bloodstream. Then a camera on the end of the tube takes many pictures of the arteries of the heart, looking for blockages " . " After this is done, it was determined that King received several heart attacks, and three of the arteries of his heart were the cause: one was blocked completely, the second was 90%, and the third was blocked by 65%. The only solution to this was an open-heart surgery triple bypass .
"If you are interested the details of how the surgery was performed, please look in the web. I will only refer to the basics. The sternum (breast bone) is cut in half and separate to expose the heart. The veins are brought from other parts of the body, in the case of King was from his left leg and chest wall. The person is then connected to a machine that practically does the work of the heart, circulation and oxygenation of the blood. Then the heart is stopped and the lungs collapse (lungs stop functioning because the blood is oxygenated by the machine). The surgeon then sews the veins in place, without going through the locks current. Once the surgery, the surgeon moves the ribs and sternum into place, and the wires together. The chest is also closed. Using an electrical pulse to restart the heart and a breathing machine is that handles to the lungs to restart breathing " . " King surgery took about seven hours . Everything went well, and King was taken to ICU for recovery. He was walking and eating solid food for two days after surgery, and was the first hospital in history to walk on their own from the ICU to the room of care ' .
"Ten days later, the ambulance took him to the emergency room, now King's home and is recovering well. Will be several months before you feel completely normal and no complaints " .
" I would like to mention that King is eternally grateful for the wonderful staff of Centennial Medical Center who took care of him. Dr. Kourlis, Dr. Kamili, Dr. Alang, nurses and Christie Thomas, among many others, who made sure that King receive the best care and attention than ever might have expected. They were always very nice to me too, let me spend the night in the ICU after visiting hours were over " . " In view of this, King Diamond going to take a break from music altogether until further notice. He wants to compose, record your finished DVD, touring ... but for now, all those things are in the distant future and is not thinking about them " .
" Please understand the band King Diamond detiendo is not dissolving or something. health is our King priority one, and when things improve for him, his music will resume " .
" Thank you all for reading this and STAY HEAVY " .
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