A note published by the newspaper Quotidiano del Sud refers to the recent case of a 40-year-old Calabrian woman who arrived at the emergency room of the Polistena Hospital, in the province of Reggio Calabria, and was diagnosed with a rare disease by a high-level specialist from that Caribbean nation.

In the report, the relatives of the patient express their gratitude to Cuban cardiologist Adrian Naranjo, who saved her life with his accurate diagnosis of Brugada Syndrome, a serious disease of genetic origin, which allowed for prompt treatment.

It is a disease that predisposes to the risk of malignant ventricular arrhythmias and can cause sudden death in young adults with structurally healthy hearts.

The recognition, it is noted, is extended to all the members of this brigade, which provides assistance in 27 hospitals in the Calabrian provinces of Catanzaro, Vivo Valentia, Reggio Calabria, Cosenza and Crotone.

In declarations made last year to this news media, the Cuban ambassador to Italy affirmed that “no discrediting or demoralization campaign can resist the strength of the daily testimonies of the Calabrians attended by Cuban doctors”.

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