Toni Braxton underwent emergency heart surgery, was 'touch and go'
foxnews.comToni Braxton divulged she is lucky to be alive, seven months after undergoing emergency heart surgery for a blocked coronary artery.
The singer, who has been transparent in her battle with autoimmune diease lupus erythematosus, shared she had fallen behind in her regimented precautionary care, which includes regular urine and blood tests.
She was also experiencing chest pain. After initially dismissing the pain, Braxton ultimately sought medical treatment. "I kept putting it off thinking, 'Oh, I'm fine.
I'll be okay.' But my doctor was persistent, and I went to get tested in the last week of September. I did a specialized test, and they looked at my heart and saw some abnormalities," Braxton revealed to People magazine. "I found out that I needed a coronary stent.
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