Hailey Bieber 'grateful' to have had heart surgery

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Hailey Bieber is "so grateful" to have undergone successful heart surgery. The 26-year-old model was hospitalised last year after suffering stroke-like symptoms, with scans showing a small blood clot in her brain caused by a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), and it was then discovered the clot travelled to her heart, so she later underwent a procedure to close the PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale. ) Hailey - who is married to Justin Bieber - has now reflected on life a year after she had the operation.

Sharing a photo of herself in hospital, she wrote on her Instagram story: "This time last year I had a procedure to close a hole I had in my heart known as a PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale) Following having a transient stroke. "So grateful to have found this and have it closed, and so grateful for my amazing doctors.

A year later I'm feeling strong and healthy. " The Rhode founder admitted earlier this year she had "struggled with a little bit of PTSD" following her medical issues.

She told the 'Run-Through with Vogue' podcast: "I struggled with a lot of anxiety after [my health scare]. I struggled with a little bit of PTSD of just, like, the fear of maybe it was gonna happen again. "It was just a feeling that I was, like, I never want to experience that ever again.