LEKOTA DOING "BETTER THAN EXPECTED"
Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota was out of bed and doing "much better than expected" following his heart attack, the army's surgeon general said on Friday.
"I am extremely pleased with his medical condition. We are extremely fortunate in that he has suffered no other complications whatsoever. He is out of bed and presently sitting up and is doing much better than I expected," the SA National Defence Force's (SANDF) Lieutenant General Vijay Ramlakan said.
Lekota suffered a heart attack at midnight on Wednesday at his official residence in Cape Town. He was alone at the time, but was able to call one of his bodyguards to help.
The minister was taken to Claremont Hospital where he was stabilised.
He was then taken to Gatesville Medical Centre for an "invasive cardiological procedure".
"After the treatment at Gatesville Medical Centre he has responded well to the procedure and continues to improve hour by hour," said Ramlakan.
The SANDF would move him to 2 Military Hospital as soon as his condition allowed.
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11 Novembre 2005 à 14:18 dans
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