Sonia Gandhi undergoes tests at Shimla hospital after high blood pressure complaint
Shimla, Jun 7 (PTI): Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was on Saturday taken to Indira Gandhi Medical College Hospital in Shimla after she complained of high blood pressure, a party official said.
Gandhi (78), who was on a personal trip to Shimla along with her daughter Priyanka Gandhi, underwent some tests at the hospital and later left, said IGMC's Deputy Medical Superintendent Dr. Aman.
Her blood pressure was on the higher side but everything was normal, he said.
"Gandhi was taken to the hospital after she complained of high blood pressure. It was a routine checkup and she has gone back home now," the media advisor to Himachal Pradesh CM, Naresh Chauhan, told PTI.
Some tests were conducted at the hospital by the doctors, according to the officials.
The former Congress president had arrived on a personal trip to Shimla along with her daughter Priyanka on Monday.
They are staying in Priyanka's house at Chharabra, located on the outskirts of Shimla.
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Malayalam actor Rajesh Keshav in ICU after cardiac arrest
Kochi (PTI): Malayalam actor Rajesh Keshav is in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after suffering a cardiac arrest on August 24, hospital sources said on Wednesday.
The 47-year-old actor, known for notable roles in various films and TV shows, was admitted to the hospital on Sunday night after collapsing at a city hotel.
He was first taken to the Emergency Department and successfully revived through immediate resuscitation, the hospital said in a statement.
Keshav was then shifted to the Cath Lab, where an emergency angioplasty was performed, it said, adding that he had suffered a prolonged cardiac arrest, which resulted in a moderate hypoxic injury.
The Neuro Wing is closely monitoring his neurological recovery, and encouraging signs of progress are being observed, they explained.
"At present, he remains in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) under advanced life support," the statement said.
His condition is serious but showing gradual improvement, with a multidisciplinary team of doctors actively involved in his treatment, it added.
