OLAJUWON WILL RETURN WITHOUT SKIPPING BEAT.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born Akeem Abdul Olajuwon on January 21, 1963) is a retired Nigerian-American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). , saying he's in good health and has a ``very good heart,'' left the hospital Monday after a visit from former President George Bush and plans to start working out in hopes of rejoining the Houston Rockets. For the second time in less than two weeks, the star center was treated for an irregular heartbeat. The problem is not considered career-threatening, but his return to play was not immediately set. When asked when he would be in the lineup again, Olajuwon said, ``Hopefully, as soon as possible.'' Olajuwon remained in Houston while his teammates played in Toronto on Monday night. The Rockets said Olajuwon is to begin workouts Tuesday. Olajuwon spent the night in Methodist Hospital Methodist Hospital is the name of numerous medical institutions.
``It wasn't painful,'' he said of his hospital stay. ``I'm in good health. I have a very good heart. There's no really major concern. It's just something I need to learn to live with.'' Olajuwon, 33, was given aspirin aspirin, acetyl derivative of salicylic acid (see salicylate) that is used to lower fever, relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and thin the blood. Common conditions treated with aspirin include headache, muscle and joint pain, and the inflammation caused by rheumatic and the drug Lanoxin to deal with the heartbeat irregularity A defect, failure, or mistake in a legal proceeding or lawsuit; a departure from a prescribed rule or regulation. An irregularity is not an unlawful act, however, in certain instances, it is sufficiently serious to render a lawsuit invalid. . The problem resurfaced Saturday night in Washington, where he scored 34 points, as Houston beat the Bullets. Before departing, however, Olajuwon received a visit from the former president. Bush, who lives in Houston, has a similar medical problem. ``The big guy was laying there looking pretty good to me,'' Bush said. Two weeks ago doctors used the electrical shock to correct Olajuwon's arrhythmia arrhythmia (ārĭth`mēə), disturbance in the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat. Various arrhythmias can be symptoms of serious heart disorders; however, they are usually of no medical significance except in the presence of , or abnormal heartbeat, after he left the Nov. 19 game against Minnesota at halftime. |
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