Emperor Akihito undergoes heart examination
Emperor Akihito has undergone a heart examination at a hospital in Tokyo for restricted blood flow.
The 78-year-old Emperor arrived at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Saturday morning accompanied by Empress Michiko. The examination lasted for about one hour.
Doctors decided to conduct the detailed examination after an electrocardiograph test found an inadequate supply of blood was getting to his heart during light exercise.
The examination on Saturday is expected to help the doctors determine whether new treatment, including surgery, is necessary.
The Emperor will stay in hospital overnight and return to the Imperial Palace on Sunday afternoon.
The Emperor has been on medication for the past year ever since doctors found that hardened arteries around his heart were constricting and reducing the amount of oxygen and nourishment getting to the heart muscle.
Saturday, February 11, 2012 14:56 +0900 (JST)
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Editor's note: The staff at ProbateSharks.com wish Emperor Akihito continuing good health. Lucius Verenus, Schoolmaster, ProbateSharks.com
KawamotoDragon.com
Saturday, February 11, 2012
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