Dr. Ramana Rao, while speaking to another daily, has stated that actor
Puneeth Rajkumar's condition was fairly stable at the time of consultation. Dr. Rao, Puneeth's personal physician, would later refer the actor to
Vikram Hospital
after noticing a strain in the ECG although his both blood pressure and heartbeat rate were normal around 11:20 a.m. on the 29th of October.
Stating that the actor complained of some weakness and was sweating at the time he saw him, Dr. Ramana Rao told the online daily that Puneeth
Rajkumar's blood pressure read 150/92 and his heart rate too seemed in control. When quizzed about the sweating, Puneeth stated that he had just come for the consultation straight from the gym after his routine exercise, a little bit of boxing, and some extra steam. Puneeth Rajkumar's lungs too were clear and he complained of no pain in his chest.
In what would seem like a cruel twist of fate, Puneeth Rajkumar, despite reaching Vikram Hospital within minutes, would encounter another
cardiac arrest
soon after which proved to be a fatal one, ultimately taking his life. Quite perplexed himself about the tragic turn of events, Dr. Rao would assert that Puneeth Rajkumar was a
fitness
enthusiast and lived his life with happy thoughts but death came calling regardless. Puneeth, as the physician would go on to reveal, was not diabetic and did not have any hypertension issues either.