New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee is "recovering fast" following his coronary angioplasty but will remain in hospital till Monday as per the advice of doctors, said hospital sources.
Sources said that the President, who turned 79 on December 11, was cheerful and also signed some files and met his personal staff from Rashtrapati Bhavan.
While he is showing improvement, doctors at Army's Research and Referral hospital, who installed a coronary stent in his artery on Saturday to remove a blockage in his heart, recommended that Mr Mukherjee should remain hospitalised till tomorrow, sources said.
Earlier in the day, the President thanked people for their wishes on his official Twitter account.
When contacted, Press Secretary Venu Rajamony said, "The President is recovering fast and we hope to see him back soon."
The doctors conducted angioplasty and installed a stent, a small mesh tube that is used to treat narrow or weak arteries.
Sources said that the President, who turned 79 on December 11, was cheerful and also signed some files and met his personal staff from Rashtrapati Bhavan.
While he is showing improvement, doctors at Army's Research and Referral hospital, who installed a coronary stent in his artery on Saturday to remove a blockage in his heart, recommended that Mr Mukherjee should remain hospitalised till tomorrow, sources said.
Earlier in the day, the President thanked people for their wishes on his official Twitter account.
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When contacted, Press Secretary Venu Rajamony said, "The President is recovering fast and we hope to see him back soon."
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The doctors conducted angioplasty and installed a stent, a small mesh tube that is used to treat narrow or weak arteries.
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