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| 21st September, 2007 - 12:56 am |  AP - Sabres defenseman Teppo Numminen had successful open heart surgery Thursday to repair a faulty valve and hopes to be back on the ice within three months.
"There were no complications," Sabres doctor William Hartrich said after speaking to the surgeon at The Cleveland Clinic. "Teppo is resting comfortably and will remain in the hospital for the next several days."
Numminen learned he required surgery after a routine checkup in Cleveland earlier this month. Barring complications in his recovery, the 39-year-old player is eyeing a return to the lineup as soon as December he said before the operation.
The 18-year NHL veteran added that doctors said he would be able to continue living a normal life. [READ] |
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