Kyprianou recovering from successful operation

HOUSE PRESIDENT Spyros Kyprianou was yesterday recovering in the intensive care unit of a Cleveland, Ohio, hospital where he underwent open-heart surgery on Thursday.

According to a medical press release, Kyprianou had two bypass operations and his mitral heart valve was repaired.

The surgery went smoothly and the heart started functioning without pharmaceutical support.

Kyprianou’s doctor, Costas Zambartas, said an ultrasound scan showed the mitral valve had been restored completely.

“This is very important for Mr. Kyprianou because it improves his prognosis and simplifies future therapy,” Zambartas said.

A major worry for the doctors was Kyprianou’s respiratory problem, which put him in hospital in December.

Zambartas said Kyprianou had been taken off the ventilator, and said he was overcoming the respiratory problem.

The operation lasted for five hours, and according to doctors Kyprianou is expected to stay in hospital for another seven days.

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