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Arnold Schwarzenegger Reveals He Had Surgery to Install Pacemaker: 'To Become a Little Bit More of a Machine'

The star revealed he got the corrective surgery last week, following a lifelong genetic heart condition.

In the weekly note, the 76-year-old actor shared that he had undergone surgery to have a pacemaker put in, after a lifelong battle with a genetic heart condition. After speaking to a friend, he shared that he wasn't nervous about having the procedure done and was ready to improve his quality of life, after living with an irregular heartbeat. The action star ended his message by reiterating how important it was for him to open up about his surgery, despite wanting to keep health issues private, because of community.

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