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TOKYO, Feb 18, 2012 (AFP) - Japan Emperor Akihito's heart bypass surgery that lasted about five hours ended successfully Saturday, national network NHK and other media said.
The 78-year-old emperor was advised to undergo the procedure after tests showed a narrowing of two of his coronary arteries.
The Imperial Household Agency declined to immediately confirm the reports of the successful operation.
His doctors were scheduled to hold a press conference from 6:00 pm (0900 GMT).
The emperor went into the operating theatre at the University of Tokyo Hospital at 9:24 am (0024 GMT) and the surgery lasted more than five hours.
The aim of the procedure was "to maintain and to improve his majesty's daily life", a palace spokesman said earlier.
The 78-year-old emperor was advised to undergo the procedure after tests showed a narrowing of two of his coronary arteries.
The Imperial Household Agency declined to immediately confirm the reports of the successful operation.
His doctors were scheduled to hold a press conference from 6:00 pm (0900 GMT).
The emperor went into the operating theatre at the University of Tokyo Hospital at 9:24 am (0024 GMT) and the surgery lasted more than five hours.
The aim of the procedure was "to maintain and to improve his majesty's daily life", a palace spokesman said earlier.
