Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has flown to the United States for tests on his heart condition, meaning he could not attend the start of a new trial on Monday tied to his “bunga bunga” parties, his lawyers said. The lawyers said Berlusconi had checked into the Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center in New York for a medical visit almost four months after undergoing major open heart surgery in Italy. Berlusconi turned 80 last week and had a party with family and friends to celebrate.
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Berlusconi has heart check-up in U.S., misses trial hearing: lawyers