Iowa St's Hoiberg has open heart surgery

[SirSaxa]

Yikes!
Docs are optimistic about outcome, but that has to be scary.  Puts things in a different perspective.
Wishing him all the best for a rapid and complete recovery.

espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12712153/iowa-state-basketball-coach-fred-hoiberg-successful-heart-surgery

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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Iowa State says coach Fred Hoiberg has undergone open-heart surgery to replace an aortic valve.
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Dr. Rakesh Suri said the operation was a success, adding that "Hoiberg is in recovery and doing very well himself."

[FrazierFanatic]

Best wishes, yet another reminder of life's priorities.

[EasyEd]

I did the open heart surgery almost 25 years ago and I'm still kicking - though kchoya might disagree. In 2-3 months he'll be back on the golf course, better than ever. God bless him and his family.

[kchoya]

Apr 18, 2015 9:28:17 GMT -5 EasyEd said:

I did the open heart surgery almost 25 years ago and I'm still kicking - though kchoya might disagree. In 2-3 months he'll be back on the golf course, better than ever. God bless him and his family.

You have a heart? Who knew?

[hoyarooter]

Kareem had a quadruple bypass last week.