Alberto Juantorena always ran with his heart to give Cuba his elegant pace on the tracks. Today an entire country is running giving him its heartbeat in a difficult race, that of his health, in which a multidisciplinary team from the Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine, like a true champion, fights to reach the finish line, together with him, with their arms held high in victory.
Suffering from post-Covid bronchopneumonia, cardiovascular decompensation and a diagnosis of type 3 seropositive dengue, Juantorena remains – according to Jit, who cites a medical report from yesterday at noon – in a stable critical condition. That state forces him to stay in the Intensive Care room of the distinguished hospital facility.
In that report you can read that the two-time Olympic champion from Montreal-1976, today 71 years old, presents «radiological improvement, sedation was withdrawn and he is waking up; he is kept ventilated with adequate oxygen saturation, and work is being done on its detoxification; he remains free of tracheobronchial secretions and crackles. Normotensive throughout the shift with dobutamine support at a minimum dose, he maintains atrial fibrillation with an adequate response. afebrile He tolerated the oral route, and the diuretic rhythm is adequate».
It was also learned that the award-winning professor Ronaldo Veitía, the goldsmith of the most impressive work of a judo team, not Asian or European, the Olympic and world medals of Cuban judokas, has continued his recovery, after serious cardiovascular complications that led him to an intensive care room in a health center in Spain, where he is visiting. He has already come out of gravity and responds positively.
