PM Manmohan Singh set to undergo heart surgery

April 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday his recent heart surgery was the main reason he was not contesting the Lok Sabha elections. 'The fact is that I had recently undergone surgery.

March 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be visiting Amritsar on Monday to pay his obeisance at the Golden Temple. This is his first trip outside Delhi since he underwent a coronary by-pass surgery.

March 23rd, 2009 AMRITSAR - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will pay obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar today. During his visit, Dr.

February 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday praised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for showing 'sagacity' and 'wisdom' as she prayed for his early recovery following a heart surgery. 'Let me first, on your behalf, greet our prime minister who is making steady progress, after his heart surgery,' Gandhi told thousands of party activists here.

January 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday watched the annual Republic Day parade here on television from his hospital bed as doctors said he showed further improvement following a heart surgery two days ago. 'The prime minister is showing further improvement in his health.

January 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has wished Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who underwent a successful heart surgery, 'a quick recovery'. Obama, in his message to mark India's Republic Day, said: 'I wish Prime Minister (Manmohan) Singh a quick recovery.' The prime minister underwent five bypass surgeries Saturday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.

January 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's heart surgery was 'successful', doctors at AIIMS said Saturday, describing his condition as 'stable' after an operation here that went on for nearly eight hours. 'The operation was successful and there is nothing to worry about.

January 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The doctors who performed the 'beating heart' bypass surgery on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday gave full marks to him for his 'active and energetic lifetsyle' that prevented any complications during the procedure. 'The fact that he has been disciplined has been the reason for his active and energetic lifestyle.

January 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was wheeled into the operation theatre of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Saturday morning for a heart surgery that could last several hours, hospital authorities said. 'The prime minister was taken to the OT at about 7.30 a.m.

January 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The beating-heart bypass surgery that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh underwent here Saturday is considered the safest for elderly patients who have had a bypass surgery earlier and also have other ailments, say cardiologists. In an open-chest, beating-heart bypass procedure, surgeons make an incision through the breastbone to access the heart, which is not stopped during the surgery.

January 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The heart surgery performed on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been 'successful', Deepak Sandhu, the media adviser to the Prime Minister's Office confirmed here late Saturday evening. 'The operation has been concluded.

January 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to undergo a bypass surgery here Saturday afternoon, sources in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said. External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will officiate in his absence, the sources added, but the minister himself told reporters that it was 'too premature to speculate'.

January 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to undergo a heart bypass surgery on Saturday afternoon, a senior doctor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said Friday. The prime minister's health will be reviewed Friday evening by a team of doctors headed by his personal physician K.S.

January 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in a stable condition, a senior doctor at AIIMS said Friday, adding that they would prefer to conduct a 'less risky' beating heart surgery on the prime minister rather than a bypass surgery. 'The prime minister is in a stable condition.

January 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has sent a bouquet to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh wishing him speedy recovery. Manmohan Singh, who underwent a coronary angiography as part of a series of heart-related tests, was Thursday discharged from New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).