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Rhodri Morgan's hospital recovery Rhodri Morgan's hospital recovery
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Welsh assembly First Minister Rhodri Morgan is expected to stay in hospital for the next couple of days after treatment for two blocked arteries. Plaid leader Ieuan Wyn Jones is set to be named as the Welsh assembly's deputy first minister, while Rhodri Morgan remains in hospital after an operation.
Mr Morgan, 67, was admitted on Sunday evening and a subsequent angiogram showed two partially-blocked arteries. Mr Morgan, 67, was treated for two partially-blocked arteries and is due to stay in hospital for a few days.
Two "stents" were inserted in a "standard surgical procedure" and Mr Morgan was conscious throughout.Two "stents" were inserted in a "standard surgical procedure" and Mr Morgan was conscious throughout.
Plaid leader Ieuan Wyn Jones is due to be named Deputy First Minister before the assembly term ends this week. Plaid has sealed a coalition with Mr Morgan's Labour and Mr Jones is set to become deputy first minister this week.
Mr Jones, whose party sealed a coalition with Mr Morgan's Labour last week, had been due to have talks about the make-up of the new cabinet, but these have been delayed. Business Minister Jane Hutt said she would be visiting Mr Morgan in hospital and it was expected that a formal request would then be faxed to the Queen to appoint Mr Jones.
Alongside Health Minister Edwina Hart, Mr Jones is then set to represent Wales at a ceremony to mark the 90th anniversary of the Third Battle of Ypres at Paschendele on Thursday.
I met Rhodri at the hospital and he was in very good spirits Jane Hutt's statement
Mrs Hutt added that announcements to reveal the new reshuffled cabinet would not take place until after the assembly went into recess at the end of this week. Coalition talks had been delayed by Mr Morgan's illness.
Mr Morgan had been reported on Monday morning to be suffering from "gastric problems".Mr Morgan had been reported on Monday morning to be suffering from "gastric problems".
The angiogram showed that two arteries were partially blocked, and two stents were inserted Jane Hutt's statement
His wife Julie, Cardiff North MP, said he had been in "terrible pain and alarmed", and had attributed his discomfort to eating chillies.His wife Julie, Cardiff North MP, said he had been in "terrible pain and alarmed", and had attributed his discomfort to eating chillies.
Mr Morgan spent the night in Llandough Hospital in Penarth, but later on Monday was transferred to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, for an angiogram. After spending the night in Llandough Hospital in Penarth, he was transferred to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, for an angiogram.
A statement from Jane Hutt, minister for budget and business management, read: "The first minister felt unwell yesterday afternoon and was taken to Llandough Hospital where he remained overnight for tests. A statement from Jane Hutt read: "Rhodri Morgan will not be at the assembly this week as he recovers from the procedure carried out at the University of Wales Hospital.
"Doctors decided as a further precaution that he should undergo an angiogram. "I met Rhodri at the hospital and he was in very good spirits."
"The angiogram showed that two arteries were partially blocked, and two stents were inserted. This is a standard surgical procedure. Back at work
Returning to work
"The first minister was conscious throughout and is in good spirits."
Dr Clive Weston, consultant cardiologist at Singleton Hospital in Swansea, told BBC Wales that the insertion of two stents should allow Mr Morgan to return to good health.Dr Clive Weston, consultant cardiologist at Singleton Hospital in Swansea, told BBC Wales that the insertion of two stents should allow Mr Morgan to return to good health.
However, he also warned that the need for the procedure was a clear suggestion that Mr Morgan was a candidate for a heart attack.However, he also warned that the need for the procedure was a clear suggestion that Mr Morgan was a candidate for a heart attack.
Rhodri is a remarkably robust and resilient person and I'm sure he will bounce back to full public life sooner rather than later. Welsh Secretary Peter HainRhodri is a remarkably robust and resilient person and I'm sure he will bounce back to full public life sooner rather than later. Welsh Secretary Peter Hain
He thought that his condition was likely to have been aggravated by stress, and that Mr Morgan may now need to reassess his lifestyle.He thought that his condition was likely to have been aggravated by stress, and that Mr Morgan may now need to reassess his lifestyle.
Asked how soon the first minister might return to work, he said that in general, a patient would need to wait a few weeks before returning to work.Asked how soon the first minister might return to work, he said that in general, a patient would need to wait a few weeks before returning to work.
"We did over 1,000 cases last year at the Heath hospital, and it's a very effective treatment for angina," added Dr Liam Penny.
On Monday, Mr Morgan and Plaid leader Ieuan Wyn Jones were due to discuss how many cabinet seats - and which posts - Plaid will fill after both parties voted for a coalition deal at the weekend.
Mr Jones said he wished Mr Morgan well and a speedy recovery.
Welsh secretary Peter Hain said: "Rhodri is a remarkably robust and resilient person and I'm sure he will bounce back to full public life sooner rather than later."Welsh secretary Peter Hain said: "Rhodri is a remarkably robust and resilient person and I'm sure he will bounce back to full public life sooner rather than later."
On Monday, Mr Morgan and Plaid leader Ieuan Wyn Jones had been due to discuss how many cabinet seats - and which posts - Plaid will fill after both parties voted for a coalition deal at the weekend.