Christofias to UK for heart tests

AKEL general secretary Demetris Christofias will this afternoon be travelling to the UK for heart tests.

Akel announced yesterday that the tests were necessary before a planned kidney transplant.

Christofias, 52, suffers from chronic kidney failure; he further damaged his kidneys during treatment for bronchial pneumonia last December.

One of Christofias’ sisters will be donating a kidney.

He will be accompanied by his wife Elsie and heart specialist Dr Michalis Minas.

Christofias will be returning to Cyprus next Sunday.