Undersecretary to the President Petros Demetriou, who underwent heart surgery on Tuesday, had a smooth night, government spokesperson Marios Pelekanos told CNA, while Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of the American Medical Centre Dr. Marinos Soteriou confirmed that he is expected to be released from intensive care later on Wednesday.
Based on the information I received this morning, the night went smoothly, as expected, Pelekanos told CNA replying to a question on the matter.
On his part, Dr. Soteriou confirmed to CNA that Demetriou has woken up, he is fine, he is on the ventilator and is progressing normally, adding that he will probably be moved from the intensive care unit today.”
In statements following the surgery on Tuesday, Dr. Soteriou, said that following tests it was determined that Demetriou suffered from a congenital heart defect and had to undergo emergency open heart surgery to correct the problem.
The Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department also said that Demetriou is expected to have a full recovery.
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