Rick Harrison, the legend behind Pawn Stars, recently underwent an emergency surgery and was hospitalized. As reported by USA Today, his family confirmed exactly what happened.
A spokesperson for the Harrison family explained to the outlet that the Pawn Stars mainstay had originally gone into surgery for "a simpler procedure". The nature of the original procedure was not disclosed by the spokesperson.
However, the doctors instead opted to perform an emergency bypass surgery. According to the Mayo Clinic, the surgery aims to "create a new path for blood to go". More specifically, it re-routes the blood past a "blocked or partially blocked artery in the heart".
While the spokesperson also didn't explain the reason behind the surgery itself, there are few possible explanations. Per the Clinic, some reasons could be:
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- A blockage in the left main heart artery - this artery sends a lot of blood to the heart muscle
- Severe narrowing of the main heart artery
- Severe chest pain caused by narrowing of several heart arteries
- More than one diseased heart artery; lower left heart chamber doesn't work well
- A blocked heart artery that can't be treated with coronary angioplasty
The Pawn Stars star's spokesperson added that he "is resting comfortably and looking forward to a full recovery," and that "he is grateful for the doctors and staff a the hospital and that his wife and family can be with him during this time."
This Comes After the 'Pawn Stars' Icon's Son Faced Health Issues Earlier This Year
Unfortunately, this is looking to be quite the bad year for the Harrison family. As we reported on when it happened, the son of the Pawn Stars legend, Corey Harrison, was hospitalized back in January.
He suffered several broken ribs following a motorcycle crash. Harrison wrote in a now-deleted post on social media, "Pretty messed up but I'm good. Crash bars are awesome. 3 nights in the hospital. 11 breaks in my rib cage."
He later set up a fundraiser to raise medical funds, explaining that he was suffering "excruciating pain", and that he didn't have the funds to pay for the medical treatment.
