Mir Hossein Mousavi Described as Doing Well Despite the Lack of Adherence to Medical Protocols by those Responsible for his House Arrest

Mir Hossein Mousavi Described as Doing Well Despite the Lack of Adherence to Medical Protocols by those Responsible for his House Arrest
By Banooye Sabz
July 5, 2013

July 4th, 2013 – [Kaleme] Mir Hossein Mousavi is reportedly doing well despite reports to the contrary and notwithstanding the non-adherence to the medical protocols recommended for patients suffering from a coronary ailment. Mousavi’s daughters have continued to strongly protest the family’s lack of access to his medical records, the longstanding lack of information as it relates to the health and well being of their parents and the continued denial of all their legal visitation rights.

According to Kaleme, Mir Hossein Mousavi who first suffered from a heart condition in August of last year and should have been continuously monitored as per the medical protocol for coronary patients, once again visited Tehran Heart Center while accompanied by security agents, on Tuesday July 2nd, 2013 albeit a two month delay in treatment. Mousavi underwent a “tilt test” [also referred to as Upright Tilt Testing] a procedure used with patients with symptoms of lightheadedness suspected to be associated with a drop in blood pressure.*

The results of the tilt test were reportedly positive indicating a severe drop in blood pressure during the procedure. Given the results, Mousavi’s physicians recommended that he be admitted to the Heart Center for further diagnostics tests. Their request was however denied by the security agents present, leaving Mousavi’s physicians with no other recourse than to connect him to a portable “Holter Monitor” designed to continuously monitor the various electrical activities of his cardiovascular system and his blood pressure over the course of several days with a goal order diagnose the problem and recommend an appropriate course of action. The results of the diagnostics tests from the Holter Monitor have yet to be announced.

Given Mousavi’s current medical condition, his family have strongly protested the fact that his medical records have not been made public. Despite the fact that Mousavi’s physicians are of the opinion that the standard medical protocols as related to patients suffering from coronary condition have not been followed in his case, Mousavi is doing well and is in good condition.

Mousavi’s daughters who have been following up on his condition, have continued to strongly protest the family’s lack of access to his medical records, the longstanding lack of information as it relates to the health an well being of their parents and the continued denial of all their legal visitation rights.

Given the sensitive nature of the circumstances surrounding the former presidential candidate, Mousavi’s family is pleading with the public to kindly refrain from disseminating rumors and/ or publishing inaccurate reports as it relates to his condition and well being.

Given his lack of trust and confidence in the physicians associated with the Ministry of Intelligence, Mousavi had previously rejected treatment by the aforementioned doctors. Mousavi was first transferred to the Coronary Care Unit at Tehran Heart Center in August of last year under extreme security measures, where he underwent a coronary angioplasty. In October of last year, following extreme chest pain and a fluctuating blood pressure, Mousavi was once again taken to the hospital. At the time, Mousavi’s physicians opted to postpone the scheduled stress test in order to spare him any further and unnecessary physical stress. The hospital personnel and physicians have repeatedly announced that the standard medical protocols related to coronary patients are not being followed in Mousavi’s case.

Mir Hossein Mousavi was in complete good health with no history of coronary ailment what so ever prior to his illegal house arrest.

*[Translator's note: During a tilt table test, you lie on a table that moves from a horizontal to a vertical position. Your heart rate and blood pressure are monitored throughout the tilt table test.]

Source: Kaleme: http://www.kaleme.org/1392/04/13/klm-150463/

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