Prince Philip 'should make full recovery' after blocked artery
There is no reason why Prince Philip should not make a full recovery from a coronary stenting procedure and resume normal life after his health scare, medical experts said today.
One expert suggested that the Duke could be back home for Christmas Day.
Philip, 90, underwent the procedure to treat a blocked coronary artery after being taken to hospital with chest pains last night.
If he does not suffer complications from the procedure the Duke should be back to his normal self soon, Professor Peter Weissberg, medical director of the British Heart Foundation, said.
Prof Weissberg said: “Assuming he hasn’t had any major damage to the heart, then he should be able to get back to his normal activities very quickly.
“Providing he doesn’t have any complications he should be able to go home in the next 24 or 48 hours, I should say.
“It would be sensible for him to take it easy over the next week or 10 days, and then gradually take up more activities.”
Prof Weissberg said the consequences could have been serious if the Duke had not been treated.
He said: “We heard in the news that he’d gone in with chest pains, so he was either having what we call unstable angina or a heart attack.
“It means that one of the blood vessels has got so narrowed it might be just about to block off, in which case you don’t hang around.”
But he stressed that it was a “very routine procedure”.
