Norway's Aging Monarch Undergoes Successful Heart Operation
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - Norway's 83-year-old King Harald V on Friday underwent
an operation to replace a heart valve at the main hospital in
Oslo. The palace said it was successful and his condition was described
as good, the palace said.
Following the surgery at Rikshospitalet's Cardiovascular and Lung
Clinic, the monarch was transferred to an intensive care unit for
further observation, the king's doctor, Bjoern Bendz, said in a palace
statement,
Bendz said the intervention was necessary to improve the king's
breathing and added that this kind of operation is regularly performed.
Last month, the king was hospitalized with breathing difficulties. Doctors ruled out COVID-19.
After Friday's surgery, the palace said he will be on sick leave through October. His son and heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon, has stepped in and taken over his father's duties.
After Friday's surgery, the palace said he will be on sick leave through October. His son and heir to the throne, Crown Prince Haakon, has stepped in and taken over his father's duties.
The palace said the operation was not an open heart surgery and that the
king was awake during the the operation that was performed via the
groin with local anesthesia.
In 2005, the king's aortic valve was replaced by an artificial heart
valve. Such valves have a lifespan of between 10 and 15 years, the royal
household had said.
VOA
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