{"id":5770,"date":"2025-04-23T21:10:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T21:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=5770"},"modified":"2025-04-24T18:26:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T18:26:36","slug":"emma-willis-reveals-surgery-after-finding-a-hole-in-her-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/23\/emma-willis-reveals-surgery-after-finding-a-hole-in-her-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Willis reveals surgery after finding a \u2018hole in her heart\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Emma Eillis has revealed she had keyhole surgery (Picture: emmawillisofficial\/Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Emma Willis<\/a> has revealed she has undergone heart surgery after learning she had a hole in her heart.<\/p>\n

The presenter, 49, has revealed that she has recently recovered from keyhole surgery.<\/p>\n

‘A few weeks ago, I had keyhole heart surgery, which feels very strange to write, and even stranger when I say it out loud. <\/p>\n

‘From investigations last year, to diagnosis and then surgery, they were absolutely incredible. As was\u00a0Matt Willis<\/a>\u00a0who never left my side \ud83d\udc95,’ she wrote in a lengthy post on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘Turns out, I\u2019ve been pottering around for 48 years blissfully unaware I had a hole in my heart \ud83e\udd2f isn\u2019t it bonkers what\u2019s happening in our bodies that we have no idea about\u2026<\/p>\n

‘What blows my mind even more is the wonders of modern medicine, and the spectacular people that save, fix and help us every single day. Can you imagine what it must feel like to have a pair of hands that can do that job?! They are the real superstar\u2026 \u2b50\ufe0f’<\/p>\n

Emma went on to individually thank the staff members who looked after her in the post, shouting out the Royal Brompton Hospital for their care and support.<\/p>\n

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She thanked the staff profusely in her post (Picture: emmawillisofficial\/Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Emma shared an image of her husband Matt Willis with her (Picture: emmawillisofficial\/Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The medical term for a ‘hole in the heart’ is\u00a0congenital heart disease, which can refer to a range of possible heart defects, most likely an atrial septal defect.<\/p>\n

The British Heart Foundation<\/a> says: ‘An atrial septal defect (ASD) is a hole in the atrial septum, the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart (atria). It\u2019s a type of\u00a0congenital heart disease, which means it is something you are born with.<\/p>\n

‘An ASD can happen on its own or with other types of congenital heart disease.<\/p>\n

‘Some ASDs are very small and may never cause any problems or need treatment. ASDs can be large and need treatment.’<\/p>\n

ASD can sometimes cause pulmonary hypertension (increased pressure in the lungs), heart failure, stroke, leaky heart valves, and Eisenmenger syndrome.<\/p>\n

Adults with ASD may also have signs and symptoms such as:<\/p>\n