PM’s heart surgery likely Saturday

June 19th, 2009 Ex-NYC Mayor Ed Koch recovering from heart surgeryNEW YORK — Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch is recovering after surgery to replace a heart valve. A spokesman says the 84-year-old mayor is doing as well as expected after a challenging open heart procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital.

January 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is 'doing very well' and is steadily recuperating from the beating heart bypass surgery that he underwent last week, an official said here Thursday. 'The prime minister is eating proper and regular home-made meals.

January 26th, 2009 RAE BARELI - Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday wished Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speedy recovery after a heart surgery. 'As you all know, he underwent a bypass surgery.

January 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has thanked the people of the country for wishing him a speedy recovery after his coronary bypass surgery Saturday, an official statement said Monday. 'The prime minister has received countless messages from women, men and children from across the country extending their wishes for his speedy recovery and good health.

January 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is recuperating well in post-operative care after he underwent a successful marathon bypass surgery here Saturday to remove blocked heart arteries. Doctors said Sunday they were 'more than happy' with his recovery and he also spoke with his family members.

January 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh underwent a 'successful' beating heart bypass surgery Saturday and would take 'a couple of hours to respond fully', a member of the team of doctors that performed the 12-hour long operation said here Saturday night. 'He is conscious and stable.

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 - Special prayers were offered in gurdwaras across the national capital early Saturday for the success of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's heart surgery and his speedy recovery. 'At the Bangla Sahib gurdwara (near Connaught Place), the Sisganj Sahib gurdwara (in Chandni Chowk) and Gurdwara Singh Sabha at (G.T.

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 - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was set to undergo a heart surgery Saturday morning, with doctors wheeling him into the operating theatre of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)at about 7.30 a.m., hospital authorities said. 'The prime minister was taken to the OT at about 7.30 a.m.

January 23rd, 2009 KOLKATA - Prime Minister Mnamohan Singh's sisters were among those who took part in prayer meetings in gurdwaras across the city Saturday for the success of his heart surgery. The two sisters - Preetam Kaur and Naveen Kaur - participated in the prayers at the Taratala gurdwara of South Kolkata.

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 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 - 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 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.