Oppn leader undergoes angioplasty, recuperating 27 May 2009, 0604 hrs IST, TNN
PANAJI: Leader of the Opposition and Panaji MLA Manohar Parrikar underwent a successful angioplasty at the Apollo Victor hospital at Margao on Tuesday. "He had been experiencing chest pain since the last three days, but dismissed it as acidity," Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Govind Parvatkar told TOI. At around 5am on Tuesday, Parrikar is believed to have experienced chest pain once again and called up a friend and told him about his problem. "He was reluctant to go to the doctor, thinking that the pain was acidity, but his friend Sanjay Valaulikar compelled him to see a Panaji-based practitioner," Parvatkar said. The doctor subsequently referred the Panaji MLA to the Apollo Victor hospital in Margao, where he was admitted and underwent surgery. "By 12 noon, the operation was complete. The Opposition leader has been shifted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the hospital. The North Goa MP Sripad Naik and myself visited him this afternoon, and he was his normal self," the BJP spokesperson said. The 55-year-old MLA has had no previous medical record of this condition, members of the BJP said. Incidentally, angioplasty is the technique of mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel. A press release issued by the Margao-based hospital stated, "He (Parrikar) underwent emergency coronary angiography followed by a successful emergency angioplasty. He is expected to be in the ICCU for the next two to three days. Subsequently, he will be under observation for a total period of approximately one week and is expected to return to his normal lifestyle gradually over a period of 2 to 4 weeks." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Goa/Oppn-leader-undergoes-angioplasty-recuperating/articleshow/4581572.cms
