Derryn Hinch taken to hospital
Legendary broadcaster Derryn Hinch has been admitted to hospital to undergo a procedure on his heart.
The radio host kept his social media followers updated on his health issue, writing on X that he is now quite literally a “shock jock” now after undergoing an electric shock procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat.
“In hospital this week for electric shock to my heart to regulate heart rhythm. Guess you can now call me a shock jock,” he tweeted on Thursday.
The 80-year-old shared more details of his condition with the Herald Sun, telling the publication he has been released from hospital since undergoing the procedure and is finally on the mend one month on from being diagnosed with a heart condition.
“I was diagnosed about a month ago with atrial fibrillation which is the medical term for an irregular heartbeat,” he said.
Hinch shared that he first consulted his doctor after “getting short of breath” and thinking “this is not normal”. He was given a ECG (electrocardiogram) during which they discovered he had atrial fibrillation.
“My cardiologist booked me into hospital and on Thursday they gave me an electric shock to the heart, which is pretty scary, but it worked,” he said of his procedure last week, which saw him in and out of hospital within hours.
“It put my heart back into a regular rhythm and I will just see how it improves my breathing in the weeks ahead,” he said, adding that he felt no pain. "I am in good shape. I am feeling good.”
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