Luana Andrade.Photo:Luana Andrade Instagram
Luana Andrade Instagram
According to local media outletGlobo 1, Luana Andrade died on Tuesday in a São Paulo hospital following an “aesthetic procedure.”
The outlet reported that approximately two and a half hours into the surgery at São Luiz Hospital on Monday, Andrade suffered a cardiac arrest and was taken to the ICU, but died Tuesday morning.
Luana Andrade.Luana Andrade Instagram
The statement continued, “The surgery was interrupted, and the patient underwent tests that revealed massive thrombosis. She was transferred to the ICU, where she underwent medication and hemodynamic treatment.”
“Despite all the efforts of the hospital team, she progressed unfavorably and died around 5:30 a.m. today [Tuesday]. The cause of death was massive pulmonary embolism.”
According to theMayo Clinic, a pulmonary embolism is “a blood clot that blocks and stops blood flow to an artery in the lung. In most cases, the blood clot starts in a deep vein in the leg and travels to the lung.”
Andrade, who had558,000 followers on Instagram, was known for starring in season 6 of the Brazilian reality showPower Couplewith her boyfriend João Hadad, per the outlet.
“I’m torn and living my worst nightmare. A piece of me is gone,” Hadad shared on Instagram via translation alongside a black and white photo of the pair walking hand in hand in Paris.
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“You are my sunshine princess I ask that you continue to watch over me and all of us from above. I will love you always and forever!” added Hadad to his 935,000 followers, ending his touching tribute with the words, “I love you, I love you, I love you…”
PEOPLE has reached out to São Luiz Hospital for comment.
source: people.com
