Status Quo's Rick Parfitt suffers heart attack in Turkey's south
Status Quo star Rick
Parfitt has suffered a heart attack in his room at a hotel in the southern
province of Antalya, where he gave a concert on June 14 as a part of the band's
“Electric” tour. The British rocker, 67, suffered the heart attack after he had
returned to his room following the concert.
Parfitt was taken to Aspendos Anadolu Hospital after initial treatment in the
hotel room when his heart stopped. He was then taken to a private hospital in
the province for advanced treatment.
“He regained consciousness, but his life is still at risk. We are closely
following his condition,” Dr. Levent Bülent Tuncer told Anadolu Agency, while
adding that Parfitt was being kept in intensive care and a blocked vein had
been opened.
Tuncer added that Parfitt underwent a by-pass surgery involving multiple veins
and had stents placed in his body in the past.