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Schwarzenegger 'stable' after undergoing heart surgery

By Annie Martin   |   Updated March 30, 2018 at 1:55 PM
Arnold Schwarzenegger is recovering after reportedly having emergency open-heart surgery. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks in Washington, D.C., on October 3, 2017. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI Arnold Schwarzenegger attends a Cannes International Film Festival photocall for "Wonders of the Sea" on May 20, 2017. File Photo by Sven Hoogerhuis/UPI

March 30 (UPI) -- Arnold Schwarzenegger is in "stable" condition after undergoing heart surgery, according to his rep.

Daniel Ketchell gave an update Friday to The Washington Post after the 70-year-old actor had surgery in Los Angeles. Ketchell confirmed only that Schwarzenegger is recovering after a heart procedure.

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"That's the most important part," he said.

TMZ reported Schwarzenegger underwent emergency open-heart surgery after developing complications from another procedure. The emergency surgery is said to have taken several hours.

Sources said Schwarzenegger, who previously had an aortic valve replaced in 1997, went to Cedars-Sinai hospital Thursday for a catheter valve replacement. The star experienced complications after the "somewhat experimental" procedure.