Kim Zolciak Will Undergo Heart Surgery Following Stroke
Posted on Fri Oct 9th, 2015 9:50am PDT By X17 Staff
This whole ordeal is so scary!
Kim Zolciak revealed in a new interview with E! News that she will undergo heart surgery to repair the hole in her heart discovered by doctors following her mini-stroke earlier this month.
"I have one of the top cardiologists in the country who's amazing. Anything that has to do with you heart and brain is pretty scary, but heck, I've been through it. I'm okay," she explained to the outlet.
The reality star was eliminated from Dancing with the Stars after being left unable to perform due to her health crisis, and only then did her medical team discover the true root of her health issues. The blonde bombshell's stroke was caused a blood clot that was able to travel to the other side of her body due to an open valve that she's had since she was born.
"It was a blessing in disguise. The minor TIA revealed that I have a PFO, which is like a hole in your heart. I was born with it and it never closed. That's what caused it, basically," she previously divulged on Good Morning America.
She's just lucky they caught this!