Williams' Heart Surgery a Success: Docs

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff
Posted Mar 23, 2009 2:40 PM CDT
Williams' Heart Surgery a Success: Docs
Actor Robin Williams.   (AP Photo)

Surgery last week on actor Robin Williams’ heart “went extremely well,” doctors said today. The 3½-hour procedure corrected an irregular rhythm and replaced a valve, People reports. “A couple hours after surgery, he was entertaining the medical team and making us all laugh,” said the doctor, who expects Williams “to make a full recovery.” (More Robin Williams stories.)

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