Miljko Ristic

BELGRADE - The first surgical procedure to fit a patient in Serbia with an artificial heart has been successfully completed at the Clinical Centre of Serbia (KCS) on Friday.

The mechanical organ that should help patient through to the biological heart transplant was surgically inserted into Vladimir Petkovic, aged 40, from Pancevo.

BELGRADE - Businessman Milan Beko (53) is in a stable condition and his postoperaive recovery is going well, director of the Clinical Center of Serbia Miljko Ristic said on Monday.

It is difficult to make any prognoses but so far there are no signs to indicate the risk of developing complications, Ristic told Tanjug.

BELGRADE - A German citizen, D.H. (27), who suffered serious injuries after being attacked in downtown Belgrade in the night between Friday and Saturday, woke up following a surgery at the Emergency Center of the Clinical Center of Serbia.