Rajinikanth discharged from hospital after heart procedure

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Tamil superstar Rajinikanth was discharged from the hospital in Chennai on October 3 late at night. He left the Apollo Hospitals around 11 pm on Thursday night.

The veteran actor had undergone a procedure in his heart for treatment of swelling in a blood vessel.

According to the medical bulletin released by the hospital, a stent was placed in the aorta using the transcatheter method.

Rajinikanth was admitted to Apollo Hospitals on 30th September. He had a swelling in the main blood vessel leaving his heart which was treated by a non-surgical, transcatheter method...Rajinikanth is stable and is doing well. He should be home in two days: Apollo Hospital, pic.twitter.com/NnaEVFnMKX
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News agency ANI had written in the tweet: "Rajinikanth was admitted to Apollo Hospitals on 30th September. He had a swelling in the main blood vessel leaving his heart which was treated by a non-surgical, transcatheter method...Rajinikanth is stable and is doing well. He should be home in two days: Apollo Hospital, Chennai"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also enquired about Tamil superstar Rajinikanth's health with his wife Latha over phone and conveyed his wishes for the actor's speedy recovery.

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In a post on X, Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai said, PM Modi spoke to Latha Rajinikanth today to inquire about the health of Rajinikanth. "The PM was informed about the well-being of Thiru Rajinikanth post-surgery & PM wished him a speedy recovery." The 73-year-old actor is currently hospitalised following a non-surgical procedure for an issue in the main blood vessel of his heart, at a private hospital in Chennai.

The 73 year-old Rajinikanth was admitted to the Apollo Hospitals, on September 30. He had a swelling in the main blood vessel leaving his heart (Aorta), which was treated by a non-surgical, transcatheter method, the hospital said in a medical bulletin.

The actor's upcoming flick, 'Vettaiyan,' will hit the screens on October 10. The cast includes Amitabh Bachchan, Fahad Fazil, Manju Warrier, Rana Daggubati and is directed by Jai Bhim-fame T J Gnanavel. (With PTI Inputs)