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Rosie O’Donnell Is Recovering From a Heart Attack

Brian Scott Lipton

Brian Scott Lipton

| New York City |

August 20, 2012

Rosie O'Donnell
(© Tristan Fuge)
Rosie O’Donnell
(© Tristan Fuge)

Actress Rosie O’Donnell suffered a heart attack last week and is now recovering at home, according to published reports.


The actress wrote on her blog that her coronary artery was 99 percent blocked, and a stent was put in.


O’Donnell has appeared on Broadway in Grease and Fiddler on the Roof and produced the musical Taboo. She is well known for her television work, which includes The Rosie Show on OWN, ABC’s The View and the syndicated Rosie O’Donnell Show.

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