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| By: Associated Press |
| Published: January 1, 2006 |
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Doctors on Thursday will seal the small hole in Ariel Sharon's heart that apparently led to the prime minister's recent stroke, Sharon's office announced Sunday.
Doctors said last week that Sharon would undergo the procedure, known as a cardiac catheterization, in the coming weeks.
The hole was discovered after Sharon's Dec. 18 stroke. The hole in the partition between the upper chambers of Sharon's heart measures 1- to 2 millimeters (0.4 to 0.8 inches) and is a congenital defect found in 15 to 20 percent of the population, doctors said.
It apparently led to the blood clot that caused his Dec. 18 stroke, and sealing it will virtually eliminate the risk of another stroke of this type, they said.
The stroke abruptly put the health of Sharon, 77, on the political agenda as he seeks a third term in March 28 elections.
The procedure will take place at Hadassah Hospital Ein Karem in Jerusalem, the same hospital that treated Sharon for the stroke, hospital officials said. |
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