Tamil actor Vivekh died at a Chennai hospital early on Saturday, reported The Indian Express . He was 59. Vivekh was admitted to the inte...
Tamil actor Vivekh died at a Chennai hospital early on Saturday, reported The Indian Express. He was 59.
Vivekh was admitted to the intensive care unit of the SIMS hospital in Chennai after he suffered a heart attack on Friday morning. He was on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO support.
The hospital said the actor was brought there in an unconscious state. “He was resuscitated in the emergency room by specialists,” it added. “Later he underwent Emergency Coronary Angiogram followed by Angioplasty.”
The actor was administered his first dose of Covaxin vaccine on Thursday, sparking speculation about whether he had suffered from an adverse reaction of the vaccine. However, the hospital dismissed the claim, saying his condition was a separate cardiac event. “This is an acute coronary syndrome with cardiogenic shock,” the SIMS hospital said. “It may not be due to Covid-19 vaccination.”
The 59-year-old actor opted to get his vaccination from a public hospital in Tamil Nadu, in a bid to encourage others to get themselves inoculated against Covid-19. “The government hospitals provide healthcare services to the majority of poor people,” he had said on Thursday. “Many have doubts about vaccination and its side effects. There are also several rumours doing the rounds. I want to put an end to all the...
