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Some Doctors Say Milosevic Did Not Get Adequate Care 

Frustrated and filled with skepticism about Slobodan Milosevic's litany of medical complaints, the tribunal at The Hague at times failed to investigate them adequately, several doctors who had recently examined Mr. Milosevic, the former Serbian leader, said this week.

"His medical condition was not good, so we asked for additional tests to evaluate his cardiac situation," said Dr. Florence Leclercq, a French cardiologist who examined Mr. Milosevic for about three hours in November. "But these investigations were never performed, and now that's a problem." . . .

Mr. Milosevic, who had a history of smoking and high blood pressure, may well also have had undetected heart disease, doctors said.

"Refractory hypertension exists, and some patients are hard to treat," Dr. Delanghe said. He added that for Mr. Milosevic, the mental stress of being imprisoned must have been "a major cardiovascular risk factor in itself."

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