Maradona improving, doctors say
医生宣布老马病情好转

Thursday, April 22, 2004 Posted: 1907 GMT (0307 HKT)

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) -- Diego Maradona, still in intensive care four days after being taken to hospital with heart and breathing problems, could be taken off a respirator this week.
阿根廷，布宜诺斯艾利斯----四天前由于心脏及呼吸原因而入院，目前仍处于重症监护下的迭戈·马拉多纳，有可能在本周拿掉呼吸机。

☆ intensive care 重病特别护理
respirator 呼吸机

"He is still being given help breathing, with a favorable development," said the statement issued by the Suizo-Argentino clinic on Thursday.
周三，Suizo-Argentino医院发布消息称：“他仍需要辅助呼吸，但进展良好。”

☆ clinic 门诊，门诊部

"If the breathing measurements remain adequate, the removal of mechanical assistance will be evaluated in the next 24 hours. The infection situation is evolving favourably, but the outlook is still cautious."
“如果他能保持够的通气量，24小时后可以考虑撤掉机械通气。感染情况有所好转，但不可掉以轻心。”

☆ breathing measurements 通气量
mechanical assistance 指呼吸机的辅助呼吸，临床常称机械通气
outlook 展望, 前景

Former Argentine soccer star Maradona was taken to hospital on Sunday in a serious, feverish condition with a swollen heart and breathing problems.
前阿根廷足球巨星----马拉多纳，于周日因严重高热伴心脏肥大及呼吸障碍，被送入医院。

☆ soccer star 足球明星

Doctors also said he had developed pneumonia.
医生称他发展成肺炎。

The latest bulletin supports the optimism of Maradona's personal physician Dr. Alfredo Cahe who said earlier:

"The critical stage is passing, Diego is very strong. I believe we could take him off the breathing apparatus in 72 hours."

Maradona's plight has moved the South American country, where his exploits on the field are legendary, particularly the 1986 World Cup when he almost single-handedly led an unremarkable team to the title.

The daily arrival of the medical bulletin has become a mid-day ritual in front of the hospital, with media scrambling desperately for copies handed out by two hospital workers and onlookers attempting to take copies as souvenirs.

Maradona's daughter Dalma said in a radio interview on Thursday morning that her father was improving.

"He's getting better every day," she said. "I'm happy that he's better every day."

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