Tamil superstar Rajinikanth, who has been admitted to the Apollo Hospitals, underwent a non surgical procedure to fix the swelling in a major blood vessel connecting to his heart. His health condition is stable.
The 73-year-old actor was hospitalised late on Monday night after he complained of digestive problems. He was admitted for an elective procedure under interventional cardiologist Dr Sai Satish.
The medical bulletin released by Dr R.K. Venkataawsalam, Medical Director of Apollo Hospitals, said that Rajinikanth had a swelling in a major blood vessel connecting to his heart and doctors had to perform a non-surgical procedure to fix it.
“He had a swelling in the main blood vessel leaving his heart (Aorta), which was treated by a non-surgical, transcatheter method. Senior Interventional Cardiologist Dr Sai Satish placed a stent in the aorta completely sealing off the swelling (Endovascular Repair). We would like to let his well-wishers and fans know that the procedure went as planned. Mr Rajinikanth is stable and is doing well. He should be home in two days,” read the medical bulletin.
“It is a usual procedure which has to be done on an empty stomach. So he got admitted the previous night. There is nothing alarming and he is perfectly fine,” Tamil Nadu health minister Ma Subramaniam told the media.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin wished the actor a speedy recovery while his cinema colleagues also wished him good health. Governor R.N. Ravi said, “I stand with the millions of devoted fans of Rajinikanth around the globe, in praying for his swift and smooth recovery.”
Rajinikanth’s Vettaiyan is scheduled for release on October 5. The audio release for Vettaiyan is on October 2, Wednesday.