The ‘Amar Pelos Dois’ singer reportedly underwent the life-saving surgery last Friday, 8 December, at the Santa Cruz hospital in Lisbon, and spent the weekend in intensive care.
He was expected to remain in intensive care until the end of this week, followed by another fortnight in hospital, before being allowed to go home to continue his recovery.
The surgery was carried out by leading heart specialist, Miguel Abecassis, who said while the major operation “went well in every aspect” and his recovery has “been progressing well”, it will be a long recovery, but that all being well, afterwards, the artist will be able to lead “a completely normal life”.
The top surgeon also revealed Salvador Sobral was in good spirits when he came round from the surgery, and thanked the team who operated on him.
According to Dr. Abecassis, the first two weeks of recovery are the most critical in the long journey ahead.
Salvador Sobral announced in September that he was going to take a break in his career for health reasons and for an unspecified amount of time.
His announcement came after winning the Eurovision song contest back in May, alongside his songwriter sister, Luísa, with the song ‘Amar Pelos Dois’.
At the time, his participation had been shrouded in rumours of ill heart health, although the singer refused to fuel speculation and declined to comment on the matter.
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in News · 14 Dec 2017, 12:52 · 2 Comments
SALVADOR amanhā e o teu dia de aniversario e o meu também,tu fazes 28 e eu faço no mesmo dia 82.Foste operado ao coração no Hospital S.Cruz e eu também lá fui operado ao coração pelo Dr Abecassis grande médico.Desejo-te rápidas recuperação .Um abraço.
By Victor Ferreira from Other on 27 Dec 2017, 17:36
Eu o conheci através das minhas buscas ao Fernando Pessoa, quem tem sido meu companheiro desde adolescência e já são 30 anos de parceria. a partir de então você faz parte da minha playlist. Feliz pelo seu coração, feliz pela benção do universo, pois quem canta com certeza está mais próximo do Criador, não tenho dúvidas. sucesso em sua recuperação. Ah! Você tem uma das melhores interpretações de Casa Pré- Fábricada.
By Dilza from Other on 15 Jan 2018, 12:26