President Zardari discharged from hospital; moved to residence in Dubai

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has been discharged from hospital and moved to his residence in Dubai, a brief statement issued by Spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar here on Wednesday night said.Earlier, it was stated that President Zardari will be discharged from the hospital and shifted to his home on Thursday. According to his physician Dr Khaldoun Taha MD FACC who has been treating the President at the American Hospital in Dubai, all medical investigations carried out were within the normal range.President Zardari was admitted to the hospital last Tuesday after he reported numbness and twitching in his left arm.
The bulletin issued, earlier on Wednesday noon, by Doctor Khaldoun Taha, MD, FACC of the American Hospital Dubai stated:
“Mr Asif Ali Zardari has been admitted to the American Hospital Dubai on Tuesday 6 December 2011, with a chief complaint of left arm numbness and twitching with a transient episode of loss of consciousness that lasted for a few seconds, which was witnessed.
Upon arrival to the hospital’s Emergency Room, he was fully awake and conscious with stable vital signs. Given his history of heart disease, cardiac and neurologic investigations were carried out which included MRI of the brain, lumbar puncture,2-D echocardiogram, cartoid Dopplet and complete blood test.
All investigations were within normal range and he was kept for observation for a few more days and is planned to be discharged on 15 December 2011 to rest at home as advised and to continue on his regular heart medications.”