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Doctors satisfied with Lauda's condition after lung transplant

Doctors who operated on Niki Lauda say they are pleased with the progress the Austrian is making in his recovery from a lung transplant he underwent on Thursday. Lauda is currently recovering from the operation in a hospital in Vienna. Walter Klepetko, one of the doctors that operated on Lauda, told Austrian broadcaster ORF: “Everything is currently going very well and we are very satisfied.” Klepetko also added that because of Lauda's age, the process of recovery would be a little longer than the customary three-week period.  The head of thoracic surgery explained that the 69-year-old's fiery accident at the Nurburgring in 1976 had no bearing on the decision doctors made...
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