Barbara Walters

Barbara Walters to undergo heart valve surgery11:43 AMShareE-mailSavePrintCommentRecommendBarbara Walters, 80, announced during The View's Hot Topics this morning that she's got heart surgery scheduled."Later this week, I'm going to have surgery to replace one faulty heart valve," Walters said."You kept it secret very well, Barbara," Joy Behar said.Walters, who said that she has known about her faulty valve for a while, discovered it during an echocardiogram, and explained that she and her doctors agreed: "Since the summer is coming up, I can take a nice vacation."Recovery can be anywhere from a month to three months, she said.

Walters plans to come "roaring back in September."Tags:Barbara Walters

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