Overview
- Doctors in Bucharest placed the veteran coach in a pharmacological coma and admitted him to intensive care after his condition worsened.
- He had cardiac surgery earlier in the week and later developed severe heart rhythm problems that marked a new decline.
- While still hospitalized and waiting for discharge, he suffered a heart attack, according to Italian sports reports.
- He recently stepped away from Romania’s bench for health reasons, and the national federation posted a public message of support.
- A medically induced coma is used as a short-term step to shield the brain and heart while clinicians work to stabilize dangerous arrhythmias.