Read more heart surgery stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22997/heart-surgery.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:24:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71282/taylor-heart-surgery-went-off-perfectly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagElizabeth Taylor’s heart surgery today “went off perfectly,” she writes on Twitter. “It’s like having a brand new ticker.” The actress, 77, says the procedure was to repair a “leaky valve,” and ripped media reports that she has diabetes as “a total lie.” “Bless their little hearts,” she wrote pre-operation,...http://www.newser.com/story/71282/taylor-heart-surgery-went-off-perfectly.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 20:05:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71089/elizabeth-taylor-to-have-heart-surgery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagElizabeth Taylor will soon undergo heart surgery, she announced on Twitter today. “Dear Friends, I would like to let you know before it gets in the papers that I am going into the hospital to have a procedure on my heart,” the 77-year-old actress posted this afternoon, notes E! Online...http://www.newser.com/story/71089/elizabeth-taylor-to-have-heart-surgery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 17:30:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58964/robin-dave-laugh-off-heart-surgery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRobin Williams was back to being funny yesterday, appearing on the Late Show more than two months after the heart surgery that halted his tour, E! reports. “I have a cow valve, which is great, and the grazing’s been fun," he told David Letterman, a veteran of quintuple bypass surgery....http://www.newser.com/story/58964/robin-dave-laugh-off-heart-surgery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 6:55:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54147/williams-heart-surgery-a-success-docs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSurgery last week on actor Robin Williams’ heart “went extremely well,” doctors said today. The 3½-hour procedure corrected an irregular rhythm and replaced a valve, People reports. “A couple hours after surgery, he was entertaining the medical team and making us all laugh,” said the doctor, who expects Williams “to...http://www.newser.com/story/54147/williams-heart-surgery-a-success-docs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Mar 2009 14:40:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52541/williams-needs-heart-surgery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRobin Williams will soon undergo heart surgery, People reports. The 57-year-old entertainer, who needs a new aortic valve, has canceled performances of his one-man show until at least the fall. He entered a Florida hospital this week short of breath. "I'm so touched by everyone's support and well wishes," Williams...http://www.newser.com/story/52541/williams-needs-heart-surgery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Mar 2009 16:20:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52437/barbara-bush-fine-after-heart-surgery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarbara Bush underwent open-heart surgery today at a Houston hospital and is doing "fine" now, a family spokeswoman said. "In fact, she is awake." Doctors described the procedure as a cautionary measure after finding hardening on part of her aorta last week, reports CNN. Doctors replaced her aortic valve. The...http://www.newser.com/story/52437/barbara-bush-fine-after-heart-surgery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Mar 2009 20:50:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48981/indian-leader-in-icu-after-heart-surgery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIndian PM Manmohan Singh is in intensive care as he recovers from heart bypass surgery, reports the Times of London, highlighting the country's lack of succession law and stoking fears about its preparedness for another terrorist attack. The foreign minister is acting as leader while a special committee has control...http://www.newser.com/story/48981/indian-leader-in-icu-after-heart-surgery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Jan 2009 6:39:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/35553/man-steals-identity-to-fund-heart-surgery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Chicago man allegedly nicked the identity of a mentally disabled friend to fund a $350,000 heart bypass operation, say police. John Parsons, 57, was sure he would die without the surgery, said a relative; the alleged scam was uncovered after a caregiver began receiving copies of expenses billed...http://www.newser.com/story/35553/man-steals-identity-to-fund-heart-surgery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 Aug 2008 11:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35279/yaz-ok-after-triple-bypass.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRed Sox Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski underwent heart bypass surgery today after going to the hospital for chest pains, reports the Boston Herald. The beloved Yaz, who turns 69 on Friday, had a triple bypass and "everything's fine," said spokesman at Mass General. "The operation was a success."http://www.newser.com/story/35279/yaz-ok-after-triple-bypass.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 Aug 2008 20:00:00 CDT