16.04.2025 10:01
The Deputy Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, who is also a member of the HDP delegation to İmralı, was hospitalized after suffering a heart attack. It was determined that Önder's heart stopped twice and that his aorta was torn. It was stated that Önder is being kept under observation in the operating room, and his doctor, Prof. Dr. Bilal Boztosun, warned, "The aorta could rupture at any moment."
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TBMM Vice President Sırrı Süreyya Önder, who is also a member of the DEM Party İmralı delegation, suffered a heart attack last night. Önder fell ill while at his residence in Istanbul. Upon his friends reporting the situation, Önder was taken to the hospital by ambulance at 23:00 last night.
THERE IS A TEAR IN THE AORTA
Önder's brother, Ali Fuat Önder, stated in his first announcement that Sırrı Süreyya Önder's heart stopped twice while in the ambulance and during the surgery, and that intervention was made. After the first intervention, a tear was detected in Önder's aorta, and he was urgently taken into surgery. The surgery for Sırrı Süreyya Önder, which started at 23:30 last night, is ongoing.
PROCESS RELATED TO THE TEAR IN THE VESSEL HAS BEEN COMPLETED
The surgical process regarding Önder's aortic tear has been completed, but the risky situation continues. Sırrı Süreyya Önder has not yet reached the desired point to be able to be transferred to intensive care. For this reason, Önder remains on the operating table, ready for intervention at any moment.
ÖNDER'S DOCTOR SPOKE
Önder's doctor, Cardiologist Prof. Dr. Bilal Boztosun, made important statements regarding the heart attack and Önder's past health problems. "We call a heart attack when one of the main arteries or side arteries is completely blocked," said Boztosun. "Here, Mr. Sırrı is someone we love and value very much. When he came to us, the aorta was around 4.6, 4.7. We can wait up to 5.5. However, when sudden stress, tension, and blood pressure increases occur, some other risk factors come into play, and even at 4.6, 4.7, the main artery coming out of the heart can tear, and when it tears, depending on how far the tear extends, if it reaches the arteries going to the brain, it can cause loss of consciousness; if it extends to the kidneys, it can cause kidney dysfunction; if it extends to the intestinal arteries, then the location and extent of the tear in the main artery in our body becomes a life-threatening situation. Unfortunately, sometimes with that tear, there is a rupture in the vessel. Unfortunately, it results in unwanted events," he said.
"WE WARNED THAT IT COULD BURST AT ANY MOMENT"
Boztosun pointed out that Önder had previously fainted in the Parliament, saying, "There was a temporary loss of consciousness in the Parliament, which was closely monitored in Ankara. We wondered why this clot went to the brain. It was a temporary event. When he came to us in Istanbul, a detailed investigation was conducted. In the investigation, we measured the aorta at 4. The question was whether there was a blockage in the coronary artery. The coronary arteries were completely clean. There was no narrowing of the heart according to his age. However, the aorta was measured at around 4.6-4.7. Later, a mass was detected in the pancreas. After that, we worked with the necessary doctors for this mass and the aorta. We decided to monitor him for the aorta. We strongly advised him that it needs to be monitored at certain intervals. If 4.6-4.7 is growing rapidly, then it means it could burst at any moment. If your 4.6 becomes 4.7 after 3 years, that doesn't scare us. But if 4.6 becomes 4.7-4.8 after 3 months, and shows signs of rapid growth, then it means it could burst at any moment. This vessel could tear. Therefore, we love him. We strongly advised him to monitor his weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, and sugar," he said.
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