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Japan’s Yuriko, Princess Mikasa has been hospitalised after being diagnosed with having an abnormal heart rhythm, the Imperial Household Agency announced on Monday.
The Princess is not believed to be in critical condition. She was admitted to St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo, where she will remain for at least the coming week. It is her second hospitalisation in six months; in October she was admitted to hospital for the treatment of pneumonia and heart failure. At the time, she was also tested for the coronavirus, and the result came back negative. The Princess was fitted with a pacemaker in 1999 following a diagnosis of bradyarrhythmia.
Japan emperor s great-aunt Princess Yuriko hospitalized for heart trouble
Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of Japan s imperial family and great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito, has been hospitalized after being diagnosed with having an abnormal heart rhythm, the Imperial Household Agency said Monday. Undated photo shows Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of Japan s imperial family and great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito. (Kyodo)
The 97-year-old princess, the widow of Prince Mikasa, is not in serious condition. Earlier in the day, she was admitted to St. Luke s International Hospital in Tokyo, where she is expected to stay for about a week, according to the agency.