King Harald V .: Discharged from the clinic after a successful heart operation

King Harald was able to leave the hospital in Oslo after a heart operation. The monarch will take it easy until the end of the month.

Harald V of Norway (83) has been discharged from the University Hospital in Oslo: "His Majesty the King had to undergo a heart valve operation in the Rikshospitalet on Friday, October 9th. The operation was successful," announced the royal family. The statement also states that the king is in good shape and was able to leave the clinic on Monday. He said he was on sick leave for the rest of October.

According to the statement, Harald V was operated on in 2005, according to the palace, an artificial heart valve made of biological material was inserted. These have a lifespan of ten to 15 years: "It is therefore not unusual for such interventions to have to be repeated after a while." Research has shown that "it was necessary to replace the artificial heart valve that the King received in 2005 with a new artificial valve in order to improve the King's breathing."

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