(CNN Español) – The General Prosecutor’s Office in San Isidro, Argentina, published on Wednesday the results of toxicological and histopathological studies performed on the body of Diego Armando Maradona, as a completion of the autopsy performed on November 25, the day the former football star died.
The chemical report indicated that the presence of several psychotropic drugs was detected, such as levetiracetam, desmethylvenlafaxine and venlafaxine, among others.
Dr. Elmer Huerta, a public health expert and CNN contributor, explained that levetiracetam is used to prevent seizures. Maradona underwent surgery 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 anxious.
The San Isidro Prosecutor’s Office also indicated that the studies found a number of diseases 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 illicit drugs
The study, conducted on urine and blood samples, found that no traces of alcohol or illicit drugs were found in Maradona’s body.
The Argentine judiciary is investigating the possible commission of illegal death in the case of the former footballer and puts special emphasis on the medical care he received in the last two weeks of his life.
The prosecutor’s office is trying to determine whether there was negligence or medical negligence. So far there is no defendant in the case.
Maradona died of acute pulmonary edema secondary to exacerbated chronic heart failure. He was publicly hidden at Casa Rosada, and his remains were buried on November 26 in the private Jardin Bella Vista cemetery in Buenos Aires province.