Italian writer Andrea Camilleri
remains critical after suffering cardiac arrest, Rome's Santo
Spirito hospital said on Tuesday.
"The patient is having mechanical and pharmacological
respiratory support and is under pharmacological sedation," said
Dr Roberto Ricci, adding that the author's condition was stable.
"Obviously he is not conscious".
Camilleri, 93, is the much-loved creator of Inspector
Montalbano, arguably Italy's most famous fictional detective.
He became a best-selling author after he turned 60, and his
books have sold millions of copies worldwide.
The TV adaptation of Montalbano's adventures, as well as a
spin-off, The Young Montalbano, are big hits in Italy and around
the world too.
Ricci said the heart attack was caused by a sharp drop in
Camilleri's blood pressure.
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