Maradona: what the toxicological study of the ex-footballer's body reveals

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(CNN Spanish) -

The General Prosecutor's Office of San Isidro, in Argentina, published this Wednesday the results of the toxicological and histopathological studies carried out on the body of Diego Armando Maradona, as a complement to the autopsy carried out on November 25, the day the former soccer star.

The chemical report indicated that the presence of several psychoactive drugs was detected, such as levetiracetam, desmethylvenlafaxine and venlafaxine, among others.

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Dr. Elmer Huerta, a public health expert and CNN contributor, explained that the drug levetiracetam is used to prevent seizures.

Maradona was operated on for a subdural hematoma on November 3.

Desmethylvenlafaxine is an antidepressant, and venlafaxine is also used against depression, but it is combined with the above substance when the patient is very anxious and very restless.

The San Isidro Prosecutor's Office also indicated that the studies found a series of conditions such as liver cirrhosis, chronic kidney disease, focal glomerulosclerosis, atherosclerosis, ischemic heart disease and arterial hyperplasia in the sinoatrial node.

No traces of alcohol or any illicit drugs

The study, carried out from urine and blood samples, revealed that no traces of alcohol or any illicit drug were found in Maradona's body.

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The Argentine justice is investigating the possible commission of wrongful death in the case of the former soccer player and places special emphasis on the medical attention he received in the last two weeks of his life.

The Prosecutor's Office seeks to determine whether there was negligence or medical malpractice.

To date there is no defendant in the case.

Maradona died of acute lung edema secondary to exacerbated chronic heart failure.

He was publicly veiled at the Casa Rosada and his remains were buried on November 26 in the Jardin Bella Vista private cemetery, in the province of Buenos Aires.

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