Cronkite Said OK After Heart Bypass Operation
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NEW YORK — Walter Cronkite underwent quadruple heart bypass surgery Tuesday, and an assistant said the operation went extremely well.
“The doctor was very pleased,” said Marlene Adler, an aide to the 80-year-old Cronkite.
The former CBS anchorman was found to have clogged heart arteries during a regular checkup and did not suffer a heart attack before the lengthy operation at New York Hospital, said Julie Sukman, another aide.
Adler said the surgeon, Dr. Wayne Isom, told her that “Cronkite was in wonderful physical condition beforehand. He went through it extremely easily and well and there were no surprises.”
Cronkite retired as anchorman of the “CBS Evening News” in 1981 after 19 years. Since then, he has produced or appeared in numerous documentaries on CBS, PBS and cable’s Discovery Channel.
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