The 70-year-old Hollywood legend is believed to have required emergency open-heart surgery after he visited Cedars-Sinai Thursday for a catheter valve replacement, where he developed complications. According to TMZ, the valve replacement was an experimental surgery, and doctors were prepared in case the procedure failed. The outlet claims they quickly decided Arnold needed emergency open-heart surgery, which allegedly lasted several hours. It isn’t the first time the star has gone under the knife for important surgery, as in 1997, he underwent elective heart surgery in Mexico to replace an aortic valve. "It's only on my passport or my driver's licence, but I feel the same way as I did 20 years ago.

Source: Irish Independent March 30, 2018 16:41 UTC