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| Iraqi president recovers from heart surgery in US |
| 2008-08-16 |
| Cairo - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is recovering from heart surgery in the United States, his office announced on Thursday. The 74-year-old president had been treated in a hospital in Rochester in the US state of Minnesota. He had been released from hospital but was still recovering in the US, his office said in a statement. ÔThe medical team conducted a full check-up and discovered that Talabani was suffering from a narrowing of one of his heart's valves. The matter was dealt with by a surgical operation which was a complete success,Õ said the statement reported by the independent Voices of Iraq news agency. The announcement noted Ôthe president left the hospital on Thursday and would return to Iraq after completing a recovery periodÕ. Talabani, 74, has not been seen in public since travelling to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota on August 2. His office said the heart problem was discovered by doctors while preparing to perform the knee surgery. |
| Posted by:Steve White |