Israeli Journalist Orly Vilnai Hospitalized After Cardiac Event
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Israeli journalist Orly Vilnai, 54, was hospitalized at Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital after a cardiac event on Wednesday. Her husband, Guy Maroz, stated her condition is stable and her life is not in danger. Vilnai, who has a rare autoimmune disease, is expected to undergo a cardiac catheterization procedure on Thursday. This follows two prior cardiac incidents she experienced 12 years ago due to her illness.
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- Journalist Orly Vilnai, 54, hospitalized in Tel Aviv after a cardiac event.
- Her condition is stable, and her life is not in danger, according to her husband.
- Vilnai is expected to undergo a cardiac catheterization procedure on Thursday.
- She has a rare autoimmune disease that previously caused two cardiac events.
- The journalist was transported to Ichilov Hospital by ambulance.
Israeli journalist Orly Vilnai, 54, was hospitalized at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv on Wednesday after experiencing a cardiac event. She was transported by ambulance and is currently in stable condition. Her husband, journalist Guy Maroz, reported that her life is not in danger and that she is expected to undergo a cardiac catheterization procedure on Thursday.
Vilnai has been living with a rare autoimmune disease called Churg-Strauss syndrome for years. This condition causes inflammation in blood vessels and can affect various organs. Approximately 12 years ago, she suffered two previous cardiac events attributed to this illness. Maroz explained that the disease attacks different organs, and this time it affected her heart.
"Orly has an autoimmune disease, she had two heart events 12 years ago because it's a disease that attacks a different organ each time. Sometimes the lungs, and this time it happened in the heart," Maroz said. "She had an event this morning, an ambulance came to take her, and it was decided to hospitalize her."
