Naidu undergoes angiography

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday underwent an angiography test at the AIIMS hospital here following which a stent was placed to treat his condition, doctors said.

Naidu, 68, was stable and under observation, a senior doctor said. “Angiography was performed on the vice president which showed narrowing of one of the vessels in his heart and to treat that condition a stent was placed,” the doctor said.

He is likely to be discharged tomorrow, the doctor added. Naidu was admitted to AIIMS at around 8 am in the Cardio-Neuro Centre today.

The procedure on him was carried out under the supervision of Cardiology Professor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr Balram Bhargava.