Arnold Schwarzenegger shared that he underwent secret surgery to have a pacemaker implanted last week. The actor chose to talk about the operation because he knows it will help others.
Arnold Schwarzenegger underwent secret surgery last week after years of having an irregular heartbeat. The action star revealed on his podcast, 'Arnold's Pump Club,' that he had an operation at the Cleveland Clinic. 'I have some personal news to share. Last Monday I had surgery for a pacemaker and became a little bit more of a machine,' the 76-year-old told listeners. 'Just saying this to all of you, goes against so much of my upbringing in Austria.
Having been transparent about his multiple open-heart operations in the past, including one which almost resulted in death, Schwarzenegger shared more about the procedure. 'Since I know going against my own secretive instinct and being transparent helps people, it only feels right to talk about this. First of all, I want you to know I'm doing great.
Born with a bicuspid aortic valve, Schwarzenegger's first dual valve replacement was during open-heart surgery in 1997. In 2018, in what was supposed to be a non-invasive procedure, Schwarzengger had one of his two valves replaced, but he was rushed into open-heart surgery as a result of an error made by doctors. In 2020, the 'Fubar' star went to the Cleveland Clinic, where his second valve was replaced.
They also advised me that it was time to go through with this because some scar tissue from my previous surgery had made my heartbeat irregular. It had been like that for a few years,' he admitted. 'That's life with a genetic heart issue,' he said. 'But you won't hear me complaining. My mother and her mother's bicuspid valves killed them. I am still here because of medical innovation and being very diligent about staying in touch with my doctors and listening to them.
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