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A specialist in nephrology has testified in a trial over Diego Maradona's death that his doctors missed crucial warning signs of renal problems. Maradona's kidneys were found to be heavy and contained lesions, which the specialist says should have prompted daily medical checkups and monitoring of vital signs. The accused healthcare professionals, including Maradona's personal physician, are charged with criminal negligence in connection with his death from heart failure and acute pulmonary oedema on November 25, 2020. Three specialists, including Trimarchi, have now testified that the doctors failed to recognize warning signs, which could lead to up to 25 years in prison if they are convicted.

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Diego Maradona, a 60-year-old former football legend, died on November 25, 2020, at a rented home in the Buenos Aires suburb of Tigre. According to Hernan Trimarchi, a nephrologist who testified in court, Maradona's doctors failed to recognize that he had chronic kidney disease, which should have been a warning sign for his subsequent heart failure and acute pulmonary oedema (fluid accumulation in the lungs). This lack of attention is being investigated by a court near Buenos Aires, where seven healthcare professionals, including Maradona's personal physician, psychiatrist, and nursing staff, are accused of providing inadequate care. The trial is ongoing and expected to last until at least September.

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Late Argentina football legend Diego Maradona’s failing kidneys should have been a red flag for his doctors, a specialist has told the trial over the player’s death. asserted

specialist → fail → death

Maradona, who died aged 60 while convalescing after surgery for a brain clot, suffered from “chronic kidney disease,” nephrologist Hernan Trimarchi told a court near Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Tuesday that is trying Maradona’s medical team for criminal negligence. asserted

that → die → negligence

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Five key talking points heading into Barcelona’s 2026-27 season The 1986 World Cup star died of heart failure and acute pulmonary oedema – a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs – at a rented home in the Buenos Aires suburb of Tigre on November 25, 2020. Seven healthcare professionals, including Maradona’s personal physician, psychiatrist and nursing staff, are accused of providing woefully inadequate care. asserted

professionals → head → care

The trial is also examining whether their decision to allow him to convalesce in a private home instead of a medical facility endangered his life. asserted

him → examine → life

He said the player’s kidneys were heavy and contained lesions linked to a history of obesity, cocaine use and hypertension. asserted

kidneys → say → obesity

“At a minimum,” he said, the patient should have undergone “daily medical checkups, daily nursing care, blood tests and monitoring of his vital signs.” asserted

patient → say → signs

He added that there was no record of any blood test being performed during his two-week convalescence. asserted

He → add → convalescence

He added that Maradona’s ballooning size and blood pressure should also have been cause for concern. asserted

size → add → concern

In April, the court was shown images of the star on his deathbed, his stomach grotesquely distended by oedema. asserted

stomach → show → oedema

An autopsy showed he was in agony for several hours before his death. asserted

he → show → death

Trimarchi is the third specialist to tell the court that Maradona’s doctors missed crucial warning signs. asserted

doctors → tell → signs

The accused, who risk up to 25 years’ imprisonment if convicted, deny responsibility for the icon’s death. asserted

who → accuse → death

The trial is expected to last until at least September. asserted

trial → expect → September

Diego Maradona’s doctors missed renal red flag, Argentinian court told

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