Pythagoras Asos, 60, experienced two cardiac arrests that occurred one month apart from one another.
STATEN ISLAND, New York --Pythagoras Aso works as a home health aide, but in November he was the one who needed aid when he suddenly collapsed. As it turned out, the 60-year-old had gone into cardiac arrest.
After life-saving work performed by EMTs, he was brought to Staten Island University Hospital, where Dr. Rohit Shahani performed extensive heart surgery.Five days after the surgery, he was discharged and told to wear a life vest. However, just one month later, Aso's wife Veronica Motos found him struggling to stand still.Aso described feeling dizzy and nauseous before Motos took him back to Staten Island University Hospital, where they learned he had gone through another cardiac arrest.
"I think this is truly a miracle because people don't realize the odds of having this conversation are five percent," Dr. Shahani explained. "And that's five percent in the best case scenario."
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