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A new mark on North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s wrist could suggest that he has had heart surgery, according to medical experts.
Kim made his first public appearance on Friday after a lengthy absence of nearly three weeks from the public eye. North Korean state-run media agency Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released pictures and video of Kim attending the opening of the Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer factory near Pyongyang.
Closer examination of the video footage has revealed what appears to be a needle mark on Kim’s right wrist, a mark that medical experts say could indicate that Kim had a “cardiovascular procedure.”
The mark was not present during Kim’s previous public outing on April 11, according to the independent NK News.
“It looks like a right radial artery puncture … [which is] often used for access to the coronary arteries for stent placement,” one U.S.-trained medical professional told NK News, adding it appeared to be “about a week old.”
“It is hard to tell from the foreshortening of the photograph, but it seems a bit medial. It is not an IV [intravenous], which wouldn’t leave such a mark.”
Kim Jong Un may have had heart surgery, based on fresh mark on wrist, experts say | Fox News
The 38-year-old dictator was riding an electric cart around the Sunchon fertilizer factory with a mysterious mark on his wrist, which may point to a major operation he went through or subsequent dialysis treatment. Medical experts say it could indicate that Kim had a cardiovascular procedure about a week ago. Chinese media previously reported that a team of doctors were sent to Pyongyang amid reports about his serious health problem and they may have saved his life. A Korean intel analyst further stated that the visit to the fertilizer factory was significant because North Korea cannot import enough fertilizers from China due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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