'Botched' Star Terry Dubrow Suffers Ministroke, Doctors Find Hole in His Heart
09.08.2023 - 20:55
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Terry Dubrow is recovering after a scary incident. Last week, the star had a medical emergency while out to dinner with his wife, 's Heather Dubrow, multiple outlets report.On Aug.
3, the couple was out to eat in Los Angeles with their 19-year-old son, Nicholas, when Terry began slurring his speech, the outlets report. Though Terry's slurred speech didn't last long, Heather instructed Nicholas to call 911, much to Terry's annoyance, according to, who was first to report the news.Since Terry felt fine and paramedics found his vitals to be normal, the plastic surgeon ordered an Uber to take him home, the outlet reports.
At the urging of both Heather and several doctor pals, though, Terry eventually agreed to go get checked out, according to the outlet.When he arrived at the hospital, the outlets report that doctors found that Terry experienced a transient ischemic attack, which is known as a TIA. According to the Mayo Clinic, a TIA is a temporary period of symptoms similar to those of a stroke, which doesn't cause lasting damage, but can lead to a full-blown stroke if left untreated.
As he was being assessed, the outlets report that doctors discovered that Terry has a patent foramen ovale (PFO), a hole in the heart that didn't close the way it should after birth, according to the Mayo Clinic. Terry was told a blood clot passed through the PFO, traveled to his brain and caused the TIA, reports.
Hailey Bieber experienced the same health scare last year.The outlets report that doctors treated Terry immediately and note that he's now fully recovered. In fact, he's already doing high-intensity workouts and has been cleared to perform surgery, according to .«I learned many things from this terrifying experience,» the plastic
.