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Maran on road to recovery,
says German specialist

German cardiologist, Prof. Horst Kuhn, who flew into Madras Friday morning to examine the ailing Union Industries Minister Murasoli Maran, said that the minister was on "road to recovery," thanks to the septal ablation administered on him on Tuesday.

"He is now on road to recovery and there is no doubt about it," he told the media after examining Maran.

Ruling out a surgery to correct his heart condition, Prof Kuhn from the Stadtlschen Kliniken, Bielefed City, Germany, said: "Preparation will not be a therapy of choice for this patient."

The risk associated with septal ablation was "low" compared to surgical procedure.

Pointing out that there was no need for another dose of septal ablation, Kuhn said after this novel non-invasive procedure, he could see that the narrow part of Maran's left ventricle had "widened" and there was "reduction" in pulmonary oedema.

He said Maran would have to be on ventilator support for three or four days more, but was optimistic that he would be able to resume his duties in the next fortnight. "I am very optimistic about this," he said.

PTI

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