Doctor suffers heart attack on live TV health show

ISTANBUL - A Turkish doctor on Tuesday suffered a heart attack in front of millions of viewers during a popular health show broadcast live on national television.

 

Dr Ugur Yansel, a professor of orthopaedics, was explaining flat feet in children when he had a heart attack during a live telecast of the hugely-popular "Healthy Living" ("Saglikli Yasam") programme on the Istanbul-based 360 channel. 

 

The doctor, who is in his late 50s, displayed symptoms such as chest pain and discomfort before suffering what appeared to be the first in a series of heart attacks.

 

"Are you feeling well, professor?" asked Arzu Kilic, the elegantly-dressed host of the show, suggesting that he took a sip of water. 

 

"It's something to do with my pacemaker," Yansel replied, pointing to his chest. 

 

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He then took some water and had a more severe heart attack, which made him jump up on the couch. 

 

Kilic, who managed to keep her composure throughout the entire show, somehow ended the broadcast with a smile on her face: "It's time to take care of our doctor now, and the commercials." 

 

Yansel was moved to the backstage area where he had a third heart attack. He was taken to a hospital by ambulance and is reported to be in a stable condition.