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Norway's aging king discharged after heart surgery
COPENHAGEN โ King Harald V of Norway was discharged from the main hospital in Oslo on Monday after a successful operation to replace a heart valve. โThe king is in good shape,โ the monarch's doctor, Bjoern Bendz, said after the surgery at the Rikshospitaletโs Cardiovascular and Lung Clinic. The palace earlier had said that the intervention was necessary to improve the 83-year-old kingโs breathing. Last month, the king was hospitalized with breathing difficulties. In 2005, the kingโs aortic valve was replaced by an artificial heart valve.