The key facts
- Svetlana Kunitsyna is in the intensive care unit of the Bakulev center after open-heart surgery
- TV presenter Pavel Lobkov reported his colleague's grave condition
- According to him, Kunitsyna had complex cardiac pathologies, and her condition remains critical
Kunitsyna in intensive care after heart surgery
The well-known TV presenter and former NTV correspondent Svetlana Kunitsyna is in critical condition after open-heart surgery. According to Life.ru, the journalist is in the intensive care unit of the Bakulev National Medical Research Center for Cardiovascular Surgery. TV presenter Pavel Lobkov spoke about her serious condition.
What is known about the patient's condition
According to Lobkov, Kunitsyna suffered from complex cardiac pathologies. After she was hospitalized, doctors performed open-heart surgery on her, but the patient's condition remains extremely grave, and medics continue to fight for her life. “Sveta is in intensive care. The condition is critical. No money is needed. If they can't manage it at the Bakulev Institute, then nowhere can. Let's just quietly pray,” Lobkov wrote on social media. He called his colleague one of the first Russian models, compared her to British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, and recalled her as a witty, uncompromising author and reviewer from the heyday of NTV. The publication provides no additional official medical data on Kunitsyna's condition.
