Official sources revealed that Assam Governor J.B. Patnaik underwent a successful surgery for implantation of a pacemaker last week.

According to the sources, Patnaik was brought from Guwahati and admitted to AHI, Bandra, last week following complaints of breathing troubles.
He underwent an angiography and later a permanent pacemaker implantation procedure was carried out by a cardiology team headed by Dr. Tilak Suvarna.
A pacemaker is a small device placed in the chest or the abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms. The device uses electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate.
Patnaik, a three-time former chief minister of Odisha, has been the Assam governor since 2009.
Patnaik is accompanied by his wife and a secretarial team from Assam.
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Source-IANS