Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad (96) has successfully undergone an elective medical procedure and is currently recovering, the National Heart Institute said in a statement on Sunday (Jan 9) after he was admitted to hospital on Friday for the second time in two weeks, underwent the procedure on Saturday.
“A team of doctors from the National Heart Institute and Universiti Malaya Medical Centre carried out the procedure. The procedure was uneventful and went as planned,” said the medical facility.
“Mahathir was “currently recuperating well. He is fully awake and in high spirits. Based on his current clinical progress, he is expected to be discharged from the National Health Institute within the next few days,” says a statement from the hospital.
