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Berlusconi to have heart surgery

DOCTORS say former Premier Silvio Berlusconi is suffering a serious case of aortic insufficiency and will undergo surgery to replace the valve.

Berlusconi’s personal doctor, Alberto Zangrillo, told reporters on Thursday that the 79-year-old billionaire businessman will be ‘‘better than before” after the four-hour surgery, which will take place before the middle of next week.

The 79-year-old will undergo surgery by the middle of next week to replace a defective aortic valve, Alberto Zangrillo told reporters in Rome. Picture: AP.

The 79-year-old will undergo surgery by the middle of next week to replace a defective aortic valve, Alberto Zangrillo told reporters in Rome. Picture: AP.Source:AP

Mr Berlusconi, who has a pacemaker, reported heart irregularities on Sunday f-rom Rome and Mr Zangrillo advised him to return to Milan to be checked.

Dr Zangrillo said a team of doctors at Milan’s San Raffaele clinic ran a battery of tests and diagnosed a serious case of aortic insufficiency, which describes the leaking of the aortic valve of the heart causing blood to flow in the reverse direction.

Author: News Australia

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