• Don Juan Carlos has risen, breathes unsupported and eats food after his open heart operation. Https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2019/08/25/5d625ec2fc6c8305558b466c.html

Don Juan Carlos continues with his recovery, after the operation on Saturday, August 24, with an open heart in which three bypasses were implanted. The one who was King of Spain for four decades will leave the intensive care unit in the next few hours - where he has remained since Saturday at 3 pm - to go to the plant, provided there are no complications.

The medical part provided by the Quisónsalud University Hospital, the private center where he underwent the operation, points out that Don Juan Carlos "maintains good mood, tolerates soft diet and has even taken a step", as explained Briefly Dr. Lucía Alonso, managing director of Quirón hospitals in Madrid. "It continues to evolve favorably." The next medical part will be announced on Tuesday at 12 noon.

48 hours after the complex intervention, doctors have removed the chest drains. Likewise, "it is in the phase of suppressing vasoactive support with a good hemodynamic response and has begun to perform cardiorespiratory physiotherapy exercises."

This is a coronary bypass

And Don Juan Carlos must perform cardiac rehabilitation on his way to full recovery. This includes exercises, education regarding risk factors, behavior change, psychological support and strategies aimed at controlling the traditional risk factors of cardiovascular disease.

This rehabilitation aims to reduce total mortality, cardiovascular, hospital admissions and restore the health of patients with heart disease, and achieve their highest possible quality of life.

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