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Mother Teresa given mild heart shock
December 16, 1996
Web posted at: 12:15 p.m. EST (1715 GMT)CALCUTTA, India (CNN) -- Doctors gave Mother Teresa a mild electric shock Monday for the second time in six days to correct her faltering heart. The treatment "was successful and tolerated well," doctors treating the 86-year-old nun at Calcutta's B.M. Birla Heart Research Center said in a statement.
A mild electric shock was used last Wednesday to stabilize her heartbeat but it began faltering again late Sunday and doctors decided to repeat the procedure.
Mother Teresa is recovering from heart surgery last month, her third operation in five years to clear blocked coronary arteries. Her recovery has been complicated by her irregular heartbeat as well as lung and kidney problems.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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