Pope Francis died of a stroke, which led to a coma and finally “irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse,’’ the Vatican introduced Monday afternoon.
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Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, head of the Vatican’s well being division, revealed the pontiff’s reason behind dying and famous that along with the cerebral stroke, the 88-year-old pope was affected by pneumonia in each lungs, which triggered episodes of respiratory insufficiency, in accordance with AP.
Arcangeli additionally famous that Francis had type-2 diabetes and hypertension.
The pope’s dying adopted greater than two months of being out and in of hospitals in Rome, the place he battled extreme respiratory infections and at instances required excessive flows of supplemental oxygen and not less than one emergency blood transfusion throughout his preliminary 38-day keep at Gemelli Hospital within the Italian capital.
He was initially hospitalized with bronchitis Feb. 14.
