Japan emperor to have heart bypass surgery: palace
- Published: 12 Feb 2012 at 15.32
- Online news: Asia
Japan's Emperor Akihito, 78, will undergo heart bypass surgery this week after tests showed the narrowing of his arteries has worsened, the palace announced on Sunday.
Japan's Emperor Akihito, 78, will undergo heart bypass surgery this week after tests showed the narrowing of his arteries has worsened, the palace announced on Sunday
The operation, scheduled for Saturday, will be performed "to maintain and to improve his majesty's daily life. We have decided to ask his majesty to have a coronary artery bypass surgery," a palace spokesman said.
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