Longtime talk-show host and former CNN interviewer Larry King is recovering in a hospital after undergoing a procedure to address chest pain
He had been scheduled for an angioplasty but visited the hospital early last Thursday to be examined for the chest pain, said the statement, issued Monday."His doctor successfully performed the angioplasty and inserted stents to reopen the previous bypass from 1987," the statement said."He has been recuperating in the hospital and is scheduled to be released soon. His doctors expect him to make a full recovery.
His medical issues led him to establish the Larry King Cardiac Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to helping those who do not have health insurance afford medical care.Larry King Fast FactsKing began his long broadcasting career in the late 1950s as a radio deejay in Miami.In January 1978, he launched"The Larry King Show," a nationally syndicated late-night radio talk show, which later won a Peabody Award.His TV interview show,"Larry King Live," premiered on CNN in 1985.
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