King Harald has recovered from his heart valve operation, according to Norway’s Royal House.
The information was confirmed by the Royal House in a press release on Friday.
On October 9, the king underwent a successful heart valve operation.
He then went on sick leave until the end of October.
While the king was on sick leave, Crown Prince Haakon stepped in and took over some of his usual duties.
Operated in 2005
An artificial heart valve was then inserted.
Such heart valves usually have a “lifespan” of 10 to 15 years.
Therefore, it is not uncommon for such interventions to have to be repeated after some time – in the king’s case, after 15 years.
Such operations are performed several hundred times a year at Rikshospitalet.
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