At trial, doctor suggests Maradona’s death was avoidable

A doctor close to Diego Maradona testified Thursday that a simple diuretic could have helped the football legend’s health improve “within 48 hours,” the trial over his death.
“In about 48 hours, his condition would have clearly improved,” Dr. Mario Schiter, who treated Maradona in the early 2000s and attended his autopsy in 2020, said when asked what could have prevented the demise of the footballer in his final days.
“Every day I see patients like this in intensive care, who come in with congestive heart failure. We give them diuretics to reduce their volume and, after 12 hours, they’re already back home,” the intensive care specialist added.
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