Ex-NY mayor Ed Koch faces heart surgery

Former New York City Mayor Edward Koch cheers the crowd outside St. Patrick's Cathedral watching the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on 5th Avenue on March 17, 2009. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)

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Published: June 17, 2009 at 1:02 PM

NEW YORK, June 17 (UPI) -- Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch will undergo surgery to replace a heart valve, his spokesman said.

George Arzt told the New York Post that the 84-year-old Koch checked into Columbia-Presbyterian for an angioplasty on Monday, however, his doctors decided that he instead required a full aortic valve replacement.

Koch, who suffered a heart attack 10 years ago, remains in good spirits. The former mayor is expected go under the knife late this week or early next week, the Post said Wednesday.

Koch was mayor of the Big Apple from 1978 to 1990.

Topics: Ed Koch, George Arzt

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Ex-NY mayor Ed Koch faces heart surgery