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Vice President Naidu undergoes angioplasty at AIIMS, President and Prime Minister spoke to him on phone

| @indiablooms | Oct 21, 2017, at 09:34 pm
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IBNS): Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, underwent a successful angioplasty at AIIMS, New Delhi, and has been discharged from the hospital, his office said on Saturday.

During a routine detailed medical checkup at AIIMS on Friday, a significant blockage in one of the main artery was found and it was stented by Prof. Balram Bhargava, Dept. of Cardiology, AIIMS.

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to him over phone and enquired about his well being.

The Vice President has been advised complete rest for three days and also as a precaution visitors are advised not to visit during this period, the VP's office said in its release.

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