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Mike Arroyo stable, only needs 'physical rehab' — hospital


(Updated 1:06 p.m.) After suffering a heart problem last week, First Gentleman Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo is already in stable condition and only needs physical rehabilitation to fully recuperate, the St. Luke’s Medical Center said on Monday. "Stable na po siya (He’s already stable). He’s undergoing physical rehabilitation. We expect to transfer him to a regular room tomorrow. Overall, we are satisfied with the clinical progress of First Gentleman Mike Arroyo," said a medical bulletin read by Doctor Juliet Cervantes, which was aired on radio dzBB. As of Monday, Mr. Arroyo is still at the intensive care unit of SLMC’s Bonifacio Global City branch in Taguig City.

Cervantes, Mr. Arroyo’s attending physician, also said the physical rehabilitation process would now focus on addressing the lower back pains the First Gentleman was experiencing. Mr. Arroyo was rushed to the hospital last Thursday due to severe back pains and high blood pressure which doctors later diagnosed as "re-dissection of the thoracic aorta" similar to the dissecting aneurysm he suffered in April, 2007. 'Far from harm' Rommel Cariño, one of the the First Gentleman’s doctors, said Mr. Arroyo’s "forceful coughing" and the problem on his spine could have triggered a rise in his blood pressure, resulting in the re-dissection of his thoracic aorta. "Forceful coughing and all those can raise the blood pressure. His back pains can also cause a rise in blood pressure. Anything that can stress him out can raise the blood pressure," Cariño told reporters. The interview was also aired on dzBB. Still, the doctor assured that the First Gentleman’s condition was far from aneurysm. Online medical dictionary medicine.net defines aneurysm as "a localized widening of an artier, vein, or the heart. At the area of an aneurysm, there is typically a buldge and the wall is weakened and may rupture." "We are already far from the cut-off before we say there’s an aneurysm. The damage is only small. There is no need for a surgery," Cariño said. — RSJ, GMANews.TV
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