Heart Disease Info: Q&A: Has there been any news about Robin Williams since he had his heart valve surgery?

by National Institutes of Health Library

Has there been any news about Robin Williams since he had his heart valve surgery?

He's still not funny.

lol sorry safi! :)He`s "recovering nicely".

& that`s your opinion (he`s not funny) & ya know
what they say about opinionsRobin Williams' heart surgery "went extremely well" and he is expected to make a full recovery in eight weeks, according to his surgeon.

Williams' publicist quoted the surgeon in a news release Monday that revealed the procedure was done on March 13 at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.

"His heart is strong and he will have normal heart function in the coming weeks with no limitations on what he'll be able to do," said Dr. Marc Gillinov, a cardiothoracic surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic. "A couple of hours after surgery, he was entertaining the medical team and making us all laugh."

The 57-year-old comedian postponed his one-man-show tour and entered a Miami, Florida, hospital for testing earlier this month after suffering shortness of breath.

Doctors then told Williams he needed an aortic valve replacement, his publicist said.

Williams is expected to resume his 80-city "Weapons of Self-Destruction" tour in the fall, the publicist said.

Additionally, after successful aortic or mitral valve replacement, patients can expect to return to their preoperative condition or better. Anticoagulation ("blood thinners") with a drug like Coumadin may be prescribed for 6 weeks to 3 months after surgery for those with biological valves, and for life for those with mechanical valves. Once the wounds have healed, most patients should experience few if any restrictions to activity.

I wish you the best.