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12 Feb 2012 11:17

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World: Japanese Emperor Akihito will undergo heart surgery next weekend

The Japanese monarch, 78, has reportedly had health issues of late, and as a result is up for his first surgery in nearly a decade after an examination showed worsening heart issues. He had surgery for prostate cancer in 2003. source
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12 Feb 2010 09:18

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U.S.: Bill Clinton leaves hospital feeling fairly good, considering

  • A couple of stents were apparently all he needed. The ex-president’s bum ticker seems to be ticking just fine again after a procedure restored blood flow in one of his coronary arteries. That’s why he got the stents. Apparently, he was due for a 5,000-mile tune-up for his freaking heart or something. source
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