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Italy’s Berlusconi to Undergo Surgery Over Heart Problem

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People of Freedom party leader Silvio Berlusconi holds up his head after delivering his speech at the Senate, in Rome, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. Berlusconi acknowledged defeat Wednesday and announced he would support the government of Premier Enrico Letta, a stunning about-face on the Senate floor after defections in his party robbed him of the support he needed to bring down the government. It was a major setback for Berlusconi, who had demanded his five Cabinet ministers quit the government and bring it down, incensed at a vote planned Friday that could strip him of his Senate seat following his tax fraud conviction and four-year prison sentence. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is to undergo surgery after being admitted to hospital because of a heart problem.

Doctors said Berlusconi has a serious case of “aortic insufficiency” and is to have surgery to replace a valve.

The 79 year old was admitted to hospital in Milan earlier this week

The centre-right politician was Italy’s prime minister four times. He had a pacemaker implanted in a US hospital when he was 70.

 

 

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