Giorgos Mazonakis: Interrogation over Greek star's death
Authorities are examining whether the clinic was licensed and equipped for plasmapheresis after doctors said the procedure had not yet begun.
- On Thursday, police, prosecutors, and the Athens Medical Association inspected a private clinic in Athens following the death of 54-year-old singer Giorgos Mazonakis, who suffered cardiac arrest during a scheduled plasmapheresis procedure.
- Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis ordered the inspections after determining the facility was registered only as a simple internal medicine practice, describing plasmapheresis as a "very heavy" procedure to be performed "only in a hospital setting."
- Athens Medical Association President Giorgos Patoulis stated, "we have not recorded such a plasmapheresis machine" in the facility's file, while the practice's lawyer maintains the equipment was duly declared and the clinic operated lawfully.
- Authorities released two doctors Wednesday after they provided statements, while a forensic examination continues to determine the cause of death and whether institutional rules governing specialised procedures were followed.
- The Central Health Council is expected to examine institutional frameworks governing specialised medical procedures in private practices, potentially leading to stricter national controls on where complex therapeutic interventions can safely occur.
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Giorgos Mazonakis: Interrogation over Greek star's death
The case dominating debate in Greece and Cyprus involves one of the country's biggest music stars, also popular in the Balkans. Authorities are investigating what happened before the cardiac arrest he suffered in a private clinic, where he had gone for a scheduled blood plasma removal procedure.
Investigation opens into Athens clinic where Mazonakis died
Police, prosecutors and the Athens medical association (ISA) have inspected the private clinic where Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis suffered cardiac arrest on Thursday. The investigation is expected to examine whether the clinic held the necessary licences and whether medical procedures carried out there were permitted. An ISA committee also visited the clinic to establish whether […]
Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis died of cardiac arrest during a plasmapheresis procedure performed in a medical facility licensed as a regular pathology clinic. This was announced by the Minister of Health of Greece, Adonis Georgiadis. The Health Minister specified that this type of medical procedure is not permitted to be performed in such facilities. The exact causes of the artist's death are expected to be officially confirmed after the comple…
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The SKAI group said goodbye to Giorgos Mazonakis in a statement. The P. Faliro station, which broadcasts The Voice, in which the popular singer was a judge for the last 3 seasons, expressed its “deepest sadness” for his sudden loss. SKAI’s statement “The SKAI Group, shocked by the unpleasant news of the sudden loss of Giorgos Mazonakis, expresses its deepest sadness and sincere condolences. The unique and authentic Giorgos, our Giorgos, the sing…
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