Nov 30, 2008
MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, 85, had a minor surgery on
Saturday to implant a cardiac pacemaker, said a statement from the
Prime Minister's Office on Sunday. �
The surgery was performed because MM Lee has been experiencing
symptoms of cardiac arrhythmia - irregular heart rhythm - which
showed up with his atrial flutter on Sept 14.
'He is recovering from the surgery and is expected to be
discharged from the hospital on Monday,' said the statement.
MM Lee will still go ahead with his trip to Hong Kong from
Monday to Wednesday to have a dialogue session with former
President Bill Clinton at his Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Asia
Meeting, accompanied by his doctors.
Atrial flutter is not uncommon among people of his age.
Even when he was warded for an abnormal heart rhythm in
September, MM Lee still kept his date with the Global UBS
Philanthropy on Forum on Sept 13 night , addressing the 200
participants at the Arts House via video link.
He was discharged a day later.
Mr Lee, who had two operations in 1996 to clear a blocked heart
artery, is known to exercise regularly.
