Formerly Botafogo, the midfielder is hospitalized for acute pulmonary thromboembolism;  know what the disease is

Formerly Botafogo, the midfielder is hospitalized for acute pulmonary thromboembolism; know what the disease is


The medical team tries to identify the cause; Tony is 36 years old and arrived in Tigre in August

Tony, from Criciúma, 36, is hospitalized in Santa Catarina with a acute pulmonary thromboembolism. The information was confirmed by Tigre through an official note, which states that the medical team is trying to identify the cause of the disease.

– Midfielder Tony is hospitalized under the care of the team of pulmonologists at the Hospital São José, in Criciúma, due to acute pulmonary thromboembolism, diagnosed this Friday (23/09), the causes of which are being investigated during the period of hospitalization – said Criciúma.

The player arrived in Criciúma in August and defended the team in one match, against CRB, for Série B. He played in Botafogo – in 2009, Duque de Caxias, Ceará, Boavista-RJ, ABC, XV de Piracicaba, America – MG, CRB, Ituano, Figueirense and Juventude.

WHICH IS?

Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is defined as the migration of one or more clots from systemic veins to the pulmonary vascular bed, it is a disease of global importance, with potentially fatal short- and long-term complications. It normally affects the legs and travels to the lung – the natural movement of the bloodstream.





Formerly Botafogo, the midfielder is hospitalized for acute pulmonary thromboembolism;  know what the disease is

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