Former
England and Arsenal defender Tony Adams has revealed he underwent life-saving
heart surgery in Azerbaijan after complaining of chest pain.
Adams,
49, racked up 669 appearances and 10 major trophies with the Gunners before
moving into management with Wycombe, Portsmouth and Azerbaijan-based Qabala.
Adams,
who now serves as Qabala's director of football, recently underwent an
operation after feeling unwell.
"After
feeling some acute chest pain whilst exercising in Azerbaijan, and liaising
with Qabala Club doctors, I went to The Medical Plaza Hospital in Baku where I
was admitted for an angiogram, and then following diagnosis of a severely
blocked vein, an immediate angioplasty," Adams said in a statement
released to the Press Association.
"The
brilliant surgeons at the Medical Plaza did a fantastic job -- as has been
reiterated to me by my cardiologist in the UK.
"I
know full well that without the brilliance of Dr Uzeyir Rahimov and his team I
would not be alive now: a minor heart operation saved my life.
"I
can't begin to thank Tale Heydarov and all at Qabala Football Club, as well as
the Cardiac Unit at the Medical Plaza Baku enough."
Adams
is now said to be recuperating back in the UK with his family.
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