Defense alternate undergoes heart surgery
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Alternate Defense Minister Dimitris Vitsas was in an Athens hospital on Wednesday after having stent surgery following a heart attack late on Tuesday night.
The 60-year-old SYRIZA official was said to be in stable condition on Wednesday following the procedure, which was carried out at the capital’s Hellenic Navy Hospital.